Social State Councilor Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (VP) wants to counter the increasing number of infections in old people’s homes with a 5-point plan. Central to this is a compulsory medical consultation that unvaccinated employees must have. The aim is to clarify questions and “accompany the decision-making process”, explains Hattmannsdorfer. This is not an obligation to have a Covid vaccination, it can still be refused after the conversation. In view of a vaccination rate of 63.4 percent among employees in nursing homes, it is necessary to take measures. Bernd Lamprecht, Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at the KUK, also thinks a lot about this: “I myself have had countless conversations like this. Not all of them succeed. But everyone who has been able to dispel their concerns is an asset. ”He would also“ very much welcome ”a corresponding specification for employees in hospitals.
Vaccination consultation days are being introduced for residents of old people’s homes – 82.6 percent of them are immunized – and their relatives. In addition, Hattmannsdorfer announced a strict control of the 2G proof of visitors. Further points of the step-by-step plan: Three teams from the state’s home supervision support the local authorities with regard to the protective measures. And for a cluster of five or more people, “active cluster management will be initiated,” said Hattmannsdorfer. In addition to the health authorities, the home supervisor contacts the facility concerned in order to “work through a standardized checklist” together. As of Thursday, 181 employees and 107 residents in 65 Upper Austrian retirement and nursing homes had tested positive for Covid-19. Two employees and 13 residents have to be treated in the hospital. The booster vaccination in the old people’s and nursing homes will be completed this week. 77 percent of the vaccinable residents have had a third stab. A satisfactory value, because not all could be vaccinated, according to the State Social Council. “We have two tasks: to protect our loved ones and to take our social responsibility seriously,” said Hattmannsdorfer.
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