Vaccination breakdown in Germany: expired doses of Biontech and Moderna have been administered in several cities.
This message could be a real shock for thousands of people in Germany. As has now become known, several expired Biontech doses have been administered in vaccination centers. A serious vaccination breakdown. But what do those affected need to know now? Experts question its effectiveness. Last reported echo24.de* About the vaccination protection of the individual vaccines*.
As the German press agency (dpa) writes, between January 4 and 6, 2022, 1,800 people received expired doses of the Biontech vaccine in a vaccination center in Ebersberg (Upper Bavaria). The managing director of the operating company Tresec, Liam Klages, confirmed the incident to the dpa on demand.
Vaccination failure in Germany: more than 4,000 people affected
Not the only vaccination center that made such a mistake. the Berlin morning post writes in an article about a total of 4,000 people injected with outdated vaccine. In Cologne, almost 2,000 people were vaccinated with expired Moderna doses at the turn of the year. In all cases, contact the relevant Ministries of Health “human error” the speech.
Only on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, did it become known that in Ingolstadt at the beginning of the year 201 cases had to be added to the nationwide vaccination breakdown. According to dpaThe city has already announced that the people who were vaccinated there with Biontech on the days mentioned have already been contacted.
Expired vaccine: differing opinions on effectiveness
In a post by Bavarian radio On the incidents in Bavaria, a vaccination expert from the Klinikum Rechts der Isar in Munich explained that there were no health consequences and that the vaccination protection remained in place. The vaccine therefore does not lose its effectiveness immediately when its shelf life expires.
Paul Ehrlich Institute
According to its own information, the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedical Drugs, is responsible for the following drugs for humans and animals. For allergens, advanced therapy medicinal products and vaccines, among others. Also for immunological veterinary medicinal products such as sera, vaccines and immunomodulators. The PEI is also responsible, for example, for approving clinical trials of medicinal products for human use, for drug safety, for advising national, European and international bodies on risk assessment and the development of guidelines, and for research in the fields of allergology and bacteriology , biotechnology, immunology, hematology, transfusion medicine, veterinary medicine and virology.
And the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) is also giving the all-clear. The experts do not assume that the expired vaccines pose a health risk. However, the Institute is much more critical of the still existing effectiveness. One cannot fully assume that after the vaccines have expired and are stored in a manner that deviates from the regulations, there will be no “Loss of effectiveness” are. However, the PEI also rules out a loss of the complete effect.
Especially with the problem of storage, it could be with the new vaccine Novavax* look significantly better. in one Comparison with Biontech* the US manufacturer’s vaccine performed better.
Vaccinated with expired vaccine: you should know that by now
In a report by Berlin morning post there is also the recommendation of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut for the persons concerned. In the case of first vaccinations with an expired vaccine, a second vaccination should compensate for the loss of effectiveness. In the case of a second vaccination with an expired vaccine, you should go for a booster after three months.
According to the report, those affected who “If you have received a booster vaccination with the expired vaccine, you will be vaccinated a fourth time – at the earliest four weeks and at the latest three months after the third vaccination”.
This is how the cities are reacting to the vaccination breakdown
In response to the vaccination breakdown, the city of Cologne has already stated that the relevant people would have been offered another vaccination. In Upper Bavaria, those affected can have their antibody count determined free of charge and, if in doubt, be vaccinated again. *echo24.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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