In order to start the cold season well protected, pharmacies in North Rhine-Westphalia are calling for the “Long Night of Vaccination”. Next Tuesday (October 1st), citizens can get vaccinated against flu and corona in participating pharmacies until late in the evening, as the pharmacists’ associations of North Rhine and Westphalia-Lippe announced. The offer in pharmacies is intended to be a supplement to vaccinations in doctor’s offices, it was said.
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There are around 700 pharmacies in North Rhine-Westphalia that generally offer vaccinations. It is not known how many of them will take part in the “Long Night of Vaccination”, said a spokeswoman for the Westphalia-Lippe Pharmacists’ Association. The pharmacies do not have to register and organize themselves. Each individual also decides individually about the extended times, i.e. whether a pharmacy will vaccinate until 10 p.m. or midnight.
Interactive map of Germany
A vaccination appointment is required at some pharmacies. “I recommend that anyone interested ask the pharmacy in advance whether they need to make or book an appointment or whether they can just come,” said the spokeswoman. An incomplete interactive map of Germany of participating pharmacies, including in other federal states, as well as some links to register for vaccinations, can be found at ange-nacht-des-impfens.de.
The North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Health welcomed the initiatives, which are intended to help increase vaccination rates. “Vaccination is still the best protection against serious illness for both flu and corona,” said Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU).
The pharmacists’ associations are convinced that the campaign also serves to reach people who previously did not have time to get vaccinated.
In order to start the cold season well protected, pharmacies in North Rhine-Westphalia are calling for the “Long Night of Vaccination”. Next Tuesday (October 1st), citizens can get vaccinated against flu and corona in participating pharmacies until late in the evening, as the pharmacists’ associations of North Rhine and Westphalia-Lippe announced. The offer in pharmacies is intended to be a supplement to vaccinations in doctor’s offices, it was said.
There are around 700 pharmacies in North Rhine-Westphalia that generally offer vaccinations. It is not known how many of them will take part in the “Long Night of Vaccination”, said a spokeswoman for the Westphalia-Lippe Pharmacists’ Association. The pharmacies do not have to register and organize themselves. Each individual also decides individually about the extended times, i.e. whether a pharmacy will vaccinate until 10 p.m. or midnight.
