GERMANY: Vaccination Commission is working on the recommendation for the 4th dose -
theold - 03-02-2022
The Stiko is preparing a recommendation for a fourth vaccination that offers "some improvement in protection against infection". The RKI reports new highs with 236,120 new infections and a seven-day incidence of 1283.2.
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According to its chairman Thomas Mertens, the Standing Vaccination Committee (Stiko) is preparing a recommendation for a fourth corona vaccination.
Recent data from Israel suggested that a fourth dose brought "some improvement in protection against infection and a more marked improvement in protection against serious illness," Mertens told Funke media group newspapers (Thursday).
The Stiko will soon make a recommendation on this. It is about a second booster vaccination with the existing mRNA vaccines.
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article236653323/Corona-Impfkommission-arbeitet-an-Empfehlung-fuer-vierte-Impfung.html