A second vaccination for people under the age of 60 who were vaccinated with astrazeneca with another vaccine is possible

According to the new recommendation of the constant vaccination commission (STIKO), people under the age of 60 who have already received a first vaccination with AstraZeneca can receive a second vaccination with an MRNA vaccine.

under 60 year olds, who have already received a first vaccination with astrazeneca due to their vaccination authorization, can be "target =" _ blank "according to the New recommendation of the permanent vaccination commission (STIKO) Get the second vaccination after nine or twelve weeks with a so-called mRNA vaccine. This means that all already booked astrazeneca two-tap dates remain valid. Under 60-year-olds are rebooked for a second vaccination to an existing MRNA vaccine in the vaccination center. This happens on site. If no mRNA vaccine is available on this day, citizens will receive a new appointment for a second vaccination. This was announced by the Minister of Health Manne lucha with.

All already booked astrazeneca two-way dates remain valid

"People with an astrazeneca appointment simply come to the booked appointment to the vaccination center and receive a second MRNA vaccination there. People do not have to do anything else. All the second vaccination dates that have already been booked, regardless of whether after nine or twelve weeks. Astrazeneca is safe and effective, ”said Lucha. After two to four weeks, Astrazeneca was completely broken down by the body. Only the body's own antibodies remain and are "trained" even better by the second vaccination.

on Tuesday evening, April 13th, the conference "> Minister of Health decided to follow the recommendation of the constant vaccination commission for a second vaccination. Accordingly, after twelve weeks, a second vaccination for less than 60 years is planned with an MRNA vaccine, but which is just as good and safe after nine weeks. Against this background, all the second vaccination dates already booked for Astrazeneca remain in Baden-Württemberg and are carried out with an MRNA vaccine for less than 60 years. Anyone under the age of 60, which still decides at medical discretion and with an individual risk analysis for astrazeneca vaccination, can also do so.

vaccinated persons under the age of 60: Request new transfer codes for booking dates to

People under the age of 60 who have been entitled to vaccinate, have not yet received vaccination and who can use the vaccination Registration portal from KVDigital If you want to book an appointment yourself, you should definitely request a new transfer code. With the old recommendation codes (requested before March 31), which were created before changing the AstraZeneca age recommendation, people under 60 continue to be offered only astrazeneca appointments. Since these appointments in the local vaccination centers cannot be rebooked for another vaccine, no vaccination could be carried out in these cases.

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