Austria ( Bureau Report) More than a million Viennese have received at least the first stab of the CoV vaccination. In Vienna it will still be possible this week to be cross-vaccinated. It affects people who received the Astra Zeneca vaccine the first time they were vaccinated. An mRNA vaccine such as that from Biontech / Pfizer can also be used for the second vaccination. According to the City of Vienna, 15,000 second stitches with Astra Zeneca are currently still outstanding. If all affected people decide to have the second stitch with an mRNA vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer, things will be tight. Biontech / Pfizer vaccines do not exist in endless abundance, they say. So it may be that not everyone interested in a second stitch with the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine can also be offered one. In addition, the interval between the two Astra Zeneca vaccinations has already been shortened to four weeks, Astra Zeneca also demonstrably protects against the Delta variant, according to the city of Vienna. Vaccination Board and Medical Association for Cross Vaccination. Until recently, Vienna was still on the brakes when it came to cross vaccination. Reference was made to the National Vaccination Committee, which had not made a corresponding recommendation. On Monday, the National Vaccination Committee (NIG) updated its recommendation for use: Cross-vaccinations should be offered on patient request. “I would recommend choosing an mRNA vaccine as a second vaccination,” said Thomas Szekeres, President of the Austrian Medical Association, on Tuesday in the “Ö1” lunch journal. Because the study results “are very encouraging. But it doesn’t matter if you get the same vaccine twice. It is important that you are vaccinated twice, ”said the President of the Medical Association. The heterologous scheme can also shorten the interval between vaccinations, said Szekeres. 665,000 people fully immunized in Vienna. One million Viennese have received at least the first stab of the CoV vaccination, almost 665,000 are fully immunized. The mRNA vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer has been administered the most to date, almost 1.2 million times. Astra Zeneca has been vaccinated around 275,000 times. This is followed by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. The number of vaccinations rose steadily from May to July. While just over 14,000 people were vaccinated a day in May, the figure is now almost 20,000. Experts urgently recommend that you also have the second vaccination. Because only full immunization also protects against the delta variant, which will lead to a significant increase in infections in Austria by autumn at the latest.
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