In addition to the opening plan presented at the press conference, the cabinet’s new vaccination strategy also became clear yesterday evening. At the moment it is expected that by the end of May all 60 + ers and the beginning of July all adults who want it will have had 1 injection. People over 60 get the Astrazeneca vaccine and everyone younger gets a different vaccine.
Listen back | ‘Better to prick with Janssen vaccine’
The problems with the vaccines from AstraZeneca and Janssen raise questions. For example, it seems that delays due to the side effects found may mean delays in the vaccination program. ‘We have to wait and see. It depends on what the stocks and supplies of the alternative vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are and whether they can compensate for this. It is certainly a disappointment, ‘says Marjolein Kikkert, molecular virologist at the LUMC.
EMA
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) may issue a statement about the Janssen vaccine today. The EMA has previously investigated similar side effects after a vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Then the agency ruled that the side effects are so rare that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the drawbacks such as possible side effects. The side effects with both vaccines are an increased risk of thromboses and a low platelet count.
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