BERLIN: In anticipation of a winter wave of cases, the German government is getting ready to introduce a variation of the COVID-19 vaccine that is analogous to the Omicron coronavirus vaccine.
According to a letter sent by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to staff on the vaccination campaign, the most recent vaccine is BA.1 version compliant and Germany will receive about 14 million doses of vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNtech and Moderna in the weeks beginning September. will be received. 5 and 12 September, subject to EU approval.
According to the letter seen by the DPA, the data shows that the latest vaccines are not only tailored to the BA.1 strain, but are also more effective against the BA.5 strain than the first generation vaccines.
In each of the first two weeks of September, 5 million doses of BA. According to the letter, 1 vaccine is anticipated from Pfizer/BioNTech.
According to the letter, another 2.38 million doses of Moderna are to be given on September 12, after another 1.65 million at the beginning of September.
Starting September 5, vaccines must be shipped directly to pharmaceutical wholesalers, where medical professionals can place orders.
Even though another vaccine may be available only a few weeks later, at-risk groups should not stop vaccination now, Lauterbach wrote in the letter.
According to US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, Germany will soon receive 9.5 million doses of the Kovid-19 vaccine, which has been modified for variants BA.4 and BA.5. If this too is approved, the earliest is in late September or early October, he said.
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