Thuringia | Initial vaccinations in old people’s and nursing homes almost complete
The first vaccinations in the old people’s and nursing homes in Thuringia will be completed this week. That said a spokeswoman for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Thuringia MDR THÜRINGEN. Stragglers who had to wait due to illness, for example, were only vaccinated in isolated cases. According to the information, so far 24,700 people in the facilities have received the first vaccination. A good 14,700 residents have already been vaccinated for the second time, it is said.
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According to the Robert Koch Institute, a total of 148,000 people in Thuringia have been vaccinated so far. More than 76,000 have received the second dose. That corresponds to 3.6 percent of the population of the Free State.
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Thuringia | Ramelow supports the use of Sputnik V
Thuringia’s Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow has spoken out in favor of ordering the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V. The left-wing politician told the newspapers of the Funke media group that he saw the vaccine as an opportunity to return to normal faster. The federal government must now make it clear to the EU that the manufacturers will be ordering appropriate vaccination quantities.
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The EU Commission said last week that it was not currently negotiating with manufacturers about a framework supply agreement for all 27 EU countries. In the EU, Sputnik V has so far only been used in Hungary. The European Medicines Agency is currently reviewing the vaccine.
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