Corona pandemic in Berlin: Omicron vaccination is possible from Tuesday

The new vaccine against the Omikron variant of the coronavirus is available in the Ringcenter’s vaccination center and in many medical offices.

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Berlin. The first vaccinations with the new Omikron vaccine will begin this Tuesday in Berlin. The modified serum is said to better protect against the predominant omcron variant. According to the Senate Health Administration, the first doses of the vaccine are on the way Vaccination center at the Lichtenberg Ringcenter ready. In addition, many medical offices offer the second booster vaccination with the new active ingredient. According to the Association of Health Insurance Coroners, it is not known how many doctors are involved. Practices order the serum independently from pharmacies, which are supplied by wholesalers. So far, 2,800 practices have participated in Covid vaccinations with conventional vaccines.

Unlike the start of the vaccination campaign, sufficient vaccine doses are available from the start this time. Germany will receive a total of ten million vaccine doses this week and next. According to the Central Institute for Medical Examiners of Health Insurance, only 1.6 million doses have been ordered in all of Germany. The practices had until September 6 to order the new vaccine.

The new vaccines were approved last week

A second booster vaccination with the new vaccine has so far been recommended by the Standing Commission on Vaccinations for people over the age of 60 and for risk groups. The health administration hopes the new vaccination option will revive the will to vaccinate. Corona virus vaccination had largely stalled in recent months. In Berlin, only fewer than 100 people have been vaccinated in recent days. 308,000 Berliners have already updated their crown protection vaccination for the second time.