The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) now recommends booster vaccinations for 12- to 17-year-olds. The reason for this is the rapid spread of the Omikron variant of the Corona virus. The children and adolescents receive the Biontech vaccine for the booster vaccination, i.e. the third vaccination. This is what the Robert Koch Institute writes on its website. The booster vaccination should be given at the earliest three months after the previous vaccination. Even in 12- to 17-year-olds, the vaccination protection with the current vaccines decreases after a few months. The third vaccination improves the protection again and reduces the probability of being infected. The Stiko estimates the risk of side effects of the vaccination as “very low”.
More at: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Kommissionen/STIKO/Empfehlungen/PM_2022-01-13.html
Appointments for vaccination in Tübingen, Rottenburg and Mössingen can be booked at https://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/pop-up-impforte. There is also an overview of the additional vaccination campaigns from Friday, 21 January, in the district of Tübingen.
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Das Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) in Berlin. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Mostafa Elyasian.
