Coronavirus – Belgium: Government buys vaccines for fourth dose

Everything ready for a possible fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine wants to have Belgium which has already started its orders.

The Belgian government expects that Mass vaccination against coronavirus in 2022 and 2023 will probably be necessary.

“Belgium is participating in the European Commission’s grand contract for 900 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine,” a spokesman for Federal Health Minister Frank Vandebruke said two days ago.

“In this context, we have reserved our share for 2022 and 2023 to be sure that we can proceed with vaccination if necessary,” he added.

There will be information on whether a fourth dose of the vaccine will be needed

According to the Belgian media and as reported by the Athens News Agency, the Task Force in charge of vaccination is monitoring the results of scientific studies and will inform whether a third dose or possibly a fourth dose is recommended. vaccine for other groups in the population.

The President of the Task Force, Dirk Rammakers, presenting situation in Belgium and talking about coronavirus vaccination said on Saturday (2/10) that there is currently no reason to consider a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine for the entire population.

“At the moment, there is absolutely no scientific argument for examining a third dose for the general population. It is also too early to think about a possible fourth dose for the most vulnerable. “We have to wait and see first the effects of the third tranche,” Ramackers said.

Currently, in Belgium, the third dose is given to people with immunosuppression, in nursing home residents and in people over 65 years old.

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