“What about the people who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus?” This argument is often used in the discussion about the 2G rule. In fact, from a medical perspective, there are very few reasons not to get vaccinated.
The number of infections in Germany is currently increasing, and treatment is being resumed in hospitals. With a view to autumn and winter, there is currently a lot of discussion about the so-called 2G rule. It says that only vaccinated or convalescent people are allowed in many indoor public spaces – in return, many corona restrictions such as distance rules and capacity limits are no longer applicable. In Hamburg, restaurants, clubs, cinemas and sports facilities, for example, have been free to introduce 2G since this week. 2G is at least being discussed for Baden-Württemberg.
3G (vaccinated, recovered, tested) still applies nationwide: anyone who wants to go to a restaurant or gym and is neither vaccinated nor recovered must present a negative corona test.
The discussion about the pros and cons of the individual regulations is heated. Alena Buyx, chairwoman of the German Ethics Council, rejected criticism that 2G is a mandatory vaccination through the back door this week. “A duty is something that you cannot avoid,” Buyx told the broadcaster NDR Info. But that is not the case. Rather, “pressure is built to make it more attractive to protect yourself and others”.
What medical reasons actually speak against the vaccination?
Reference is also often made in the discussion to people who cannot be vaccinated against the virus for medical reasons.
“Some people believe they could not be vaccinated against Covid-19,” writes the RKI. “Most of the concerns can be dispelled, however.” So mild colds, coagulation disorders, neurological diseases, but also cancer or rheumatism do not stand in the way of a vaccination. Allergy sufferers can also be vaccinated against Covid-19 – provided that the allergy is not against components of the vaccines. The same applies to people with chronic kidney disease or inflammatory bowel disease.
Corona: Who can not be vaccinated
There are very few reasons that temporarily or completely exclude vaccination. Doctors speak of contraindications in this case. These include:
- People with Allergies against components of the vaccines (with a known allergy to a component of the mRNA vaccines, vector-based vaccines can usually be used and vice versa)
- People who acute infections with a fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius have (although you can be vaccinated after the fever has subsided)
- Children under twelve years of agefor which it is currently still there is no approved vaccine
There are also two exceptions for the Astrazeneca corona vaccine: People with two very rare pre-existing conditions (Capillary leak syndrome, TTS) must not be vaccinated with the vaccine. Instead, you get mRNA vaccines (Biontech / Pfizer or Moderna). As a rule, mRNA vaccines or the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson have been used for the last few weeks anyway.
Pregnant women are also a special case: So far there is no general vaccination recommendation for them. However, pregnancy is not a contraindication. Pregnant women can be vaccinated against the coronavirus from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy and “after carefully weighing the risks and benefits”. An mRNA vaccine is used.
Those:, with information from the DPA
