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| ‘Massive effect’ on Germany’s Covid vaccination programme, as Berliners skip jab appointments | ‘Massive effect’ on Germany’s Covid vaccination programme, as Berliners skip jab appointments |
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| The head of the Berlin Red Cross, Mario Czaja, has expressed alarm over a rise in Germans missing Covid vaccination appointments, warning it is having a “massive effect” on the region’s ability to protect its population. | The head of the Berlin Red Cross, Mario Czaja, has expressed alarm over a rise in Germans missing Covid vaccination appointments, warning it is having a “massive effect” on the region’s ability to protect its population. |
| The comments, made on Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio station on Monday, come as figures show 5 to 10% of individuals are missing their vaccination appointments at Berlin’s inoculation centers. This marks a significant increase from the rate of less than 0.5% at the start of 2021, with second doses particularly affected, as Germans fail to get fully vaccinated. | The comments, made on Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio station on Monday, come as figures show 5 to 10% of individuals are missing their vaccination appointments at Berlin’s inoculation centers. This marks a significant increase from the rate of less than 0.5% at the start of 2021, with second doses particularly affected, as Germans fail to get fully vaccinated. |
| Speaking to the media, Czaja raised concerns that the increasing number of people failing to attend their appointments was having a “massive effect on Berlin’s vaccination coverage,” suggesting those who missed their jab should be fined €25 to €30 ($29.66 to $35.59). | Speaking to the media, Czaja raised concerns that the increasing number of people failing to attend their appointments was having a “massive effect on Berlin’s vaccination coverage,” suggesting those who missed their jab should be fined €25 to €30 ($29.66 to $35.59). |
| However, Reinhard Sager, the president of the German District Association, pushed back against imposing fines on no-shows, suggesting officials should “think about what we can do to keep vaccinations up.” | However, Reinhard Sager, the president of the German District Association, pushed back against imposing fines on no-shows, suggesting officials should “think about what we can do to keep vaccinations up.” |
| A spokesperson for the German government, Steffen Seibert, said on Monday that the country wasn’t planning to impose penalties on people who failed to attend their vaccination appointment. | A spokesperson for the German government, Steffen Seibert, said on Monday that the country wasn’t planning to impose penalties on people who failed to attend their vaccination appointment. |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel set a goal of vaccinating around 80% of the country’s adult population by mid-July, according to a health ministry spokesperson last month, after the country was no longer constrained by an inability to secure the necessary number of doses. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel set a goal of vaccinating around 80% of the country’s adult population by mid-July, according to a health ministry spokesperson last month, after the country was no longer constrained by an inability to secure the necessary number of doses. |
| Currently, only around 39% of German citizens have been fully inoculated, with 56.5% having had at least one dose. The vaccination rate in the country has slowed in recent weeks, with the seven-day daily average of doses administered falling to 701,998 per day last week, 18% lower than the second week of June. | Currently, only around 39% of German citizens have been fully inoculated, with 56.5% having had at least one dose. The vaccination rate in the country has slowed in recent weeks, with the seven-day daily average of doses administered falling to 701,998 per day last week, 18% lower than the second week of June. |
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