TBE vaccination in Styria: Parents have to become active themselves!

TBE vaccination in Styria: Parents have to become active themselves!

In Styria, parents face challenges when it comes to the TBE vaccination of their children. As orf.at , can not be offered in four districts - Murtal, Voitsberg, Weiz and Southeast Styria - for years. The reason is personnel defects; Some of these districts do not have a medical officer, which means that educational institutions are on their own. Parents now have to make appointments in resident child and youth medical doctors: interpreting internal practices or can only be vaccinated in other districts for a small amount. Despite these difficulties, the vaccination rate remains stable, says Barbara Pitner from the Styria vaccination coordination center, since vaccination is still possible in other facilities.

In addition, the health councilor of Graz, Eva Winter, announced that the city of Graz continues to provide the TBE vaccination in the vaccination tent, but no longer performs school vacations. This decision results from capacity problems that make effective implementation difficult. Over 23,000 people in Styria were vaccinated against early summer meningoencephalitis last year, 5,400 children and a refresher are recommended every five years. In the meantime, there are also plans for vaccination campaigns in Berlin, such as berlin.de confirmed where children can be vaccinated in special vaccination centers against COVID-19. Parents thus have the opportunity to have their children vaccinated in secure environ elements by posting.

These measures underline the importance and urgency to expand vaccination for all ages and at the same time enable parents to make a simple accessibility in order not only to achieve a high vaccination rate, but also to secure the health of the children.