New vaccination campaign in Bavaria

30.08.2022 10:52

Bavaria's Health and Care Minister Klaus Holetschek started a new vaccination campaign in inpatient care facilities for the second corona booster vaccination on August 15th. The ministry provides care facilities with information material that briefly and concisely explains the benefits of vaccination. This is intended to address not only the nursing staff and those in need of care, but also their relatives. In the future, the information materials will also be available on the Ministry of Health website in Albanian, Bosnian, English, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and in easy language.

On this occasion, Holetschek emphasized: “Even though the peak of the summer wave seems to have passed, the number of infections in the Free State is still high - and people are still dying from or with Corona. The second booster vaccination is particularly important for vulnerable groups, as the longer the time from the first booster vaccination increases, the protective effect against severe COVID-19 courses decreases.”

The minister added: “Around 130,000 people currently live in over 1,600 care facilities in Bavaria. Many of the residents in need of care have not yet received the second booster vaccination against Corona - and are therefore not optimally protected against the virus. We have to change that."

The Bavarian Ministry of Health and Care is therefore increasingly promoting the second booster vaccination in inpatient care facilities. Holetschek explained: “Our goal is to get both the residents and the nursing staff in the facilities to get their fourth vaccination. The experts agree: Anyone who belongs to a risk group should get vaccinated a fourth time and not wait for the adapted vaccines. I therefore appeal to the residents in the facilities: Get the second booster vaccination now!”

Holetschek also thanked the employees in the care facilities for their outstanding commitment during the pandemic. The minister emphasized: “You are doing a great job in dealing with the corona pandemic! Thank you for your daily commitment to the well-being of the people entrusted to your care. Please support us now: Talk to those in need of care about the vaccination offer and support them in organizing a vaccination appointment.”

Further information about the campaign is available here.