Coronavirus – Germany: Health Minister speaks of “pandemic of the unvaccinated”

The Minister of Health spoke – again – about a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” Germany Jens SpanThe head of the Robert Koch Institute warned of the danger of a “leveling” fourth wave of his pandemic coronavirus. The two officials stressed that their pace should be increased vaccinations and called on all citizens to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

Addressing a dramatic appeal to citizens to rush to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Mr. Spann noted that “what we are seeing now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated and each vaccination decision decides for the individual with how much security we will enter the autumn and winter “and announced that next week will be called” joint vaccination week “, with coordinated actions of the federation and the states, municipalities, communities and associations, in order to carry out vaccinations in gyms, playgrounds, churches, markets and everywhere. where a crowd gathers, as broadcast by ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.

“Increasing the percentage of vaccinated people is our common goal,” the minister said, acknowledging that in recent months the vaccination process may have been particularly complication. “Vaccination remains a personal decision, but it is also a decision that affects others,” he said, pledging to simplify the process.

The German Minister of Health also stated that the Intensive Care Units mainly treat patients who not have been vaccinated and reiterated that whoever wants, can be vaccinated before September 21st.

For his part, the head of the Robert Koch Institute warned of the danger that the pandemic could develop very dangerously in the near future. “If we do not manage to drastically increase the vaccination rate, the current fourth wave could take on a leveling dimension,” he said. Lottery Wheeler and pointed out that the number of patients in the ICU has doubled from last week, with the average age steadily declining and the youngest patient being 20 years old. “That’s why more vaccinations need to be done. “This is our chance to end the pandemic.”

Referring to those who have not been vaccinated, Mr. Wheeler, referring to relevant research, clarified that the real negatives of the vaccine are below 5%. “Others just do not take the disease seriously,” he said. Mr. Span even cited data, according to which people of lower educational level are more likely not to have been vaccinated, while the north prevails over the south and the west over the east. The “champions” in vaccinations so far are the states of Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, with full vaccination rates from 68 to 71%. “If we were all like these states, then winter could be much better,” said Jens Spann.

“Vaccination week” will continue to be supported by retail, said the Director of the Association of Merchants Stephen Ged, emphasizing the importance of pandemic management. “Trade means life instead of lockdown. “We want to enter an era in which we will live with the virus.” To date, more than 100,000 vaccinations have been carried out in shopping malls across Germany.

According to current data, the country’s population has been fully vaccinated in percentage 61,6%, while one dose of the vaccine has already received 66%. In order to curb the fourth wave of the pandemic, according to the Robert Koch Institute, a percentage of vaccinations would be needed. 80-90%.

“Younger people, who are now more infected, could get seriously ill”

And the German Interdisciplinary The Association of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) is very concerned about the state of the coronavirus epidemic.

“The situation is now well managed, but we are preparing for a bigger fourth wave. In view of him autumn, it is clear that there will be an increase in the number of infections and patients who will be hospitalized in the Intensive Care Units. We are very worried. “The progress of vaccination has stopped and compared to other countries there are few people recovering from coronavirus in Germany,” said today in Weimar the intensivist and member of the board of the Association of Intensive Care Stefan Kluge.

“Younger people, who are now more infected, could get seriously ill. In the Intensive Care Units their disease is similar with that of elderly patients. “Younger people just survive more often.”

“Today they are registered in the register of the Association of Intensive Care Specialists 1.348 patients who are hospitalized in Covid-19 Intensive Care Units, ie 25 more than yesterday. This number is lower than at the height of the Covid pandemic with more than 5,000 patients.

All mathematical models, however, show that the number of patients with Covid-19 will increase. “I am also concerned that about 20% of people over the age of 70 are still not vaccinated,” Kluge was quoted as saying by dpa.