According to the European Union News Agency, on February 3, local time, Thomas Mertens, chairman of the German Vaccination Committee, told the Funk Media Group that the committee was preparing to recommend the fourth dose of the new coronavirus vaccine, and experts recommended on

Euronet, February 3, according to the Euronet News Agency, on February 3, local time, Thomas Mertens, Chairman of the German Vaccination Committee (STIKO), told Funke Media Group (Funke) that, The committee is preparing to recommend a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine , and experts recommend using only booster shots of vaccines that are already available.

The German Vaccine Commission recommends the fourth dose of the vaccine.

According to Reuters report, Mertens, chairman of the German Vaccination Committee, said that we have data from Israel showing that injecting the fourth dose of new crown vaccine can significantly improve the protection against severe disease, and the committee will soon do so. Make suggestions.

Funk Media Group quoted Mertens as saying that the German Vaccination Committee will have to wait for Moderna and Pfizer to develop vaccines that have been adapted to fight against the Omicron (Omicron) variant strain. -Clinical data on the BioNTech vaccine.

Some countries have begun to provide additional booster doses of vaccine, but a recent study in Israel showed that although the fourth dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine can enhance antibodies, the degree is not enough to prevent infection with the Omicron variant. strain.

Israel began administering the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable high-risk groups in December last year. Preliminary research results released last month pointed out that the fourth dose of the new coronavirus vaccine will increase the number of human antibodies beyond the third dose, but it may not be enough to prevent infection with the Omicron mutant strain.

Despite this, the Israeli Ministry of Health stated on January 25 that a government advisory group recommended that all adults receive the fourth dose of the vaccine. Anyone who has recovered from the infection or who has received the third dose of the vaccine for at least 5 months is eligible for vaccination.

The German Vaccination Committee is an independent expert committee whose work is coordinated by the Office of the Robert Koch Institute in the field of vaccination prevention and is supported by a systematic analysis of the professional literature. The aim is to be able to optimally adapt vaccination recommendations to new vaccine developments and research results.

The German Vaccination Committee was established in 1972 by the Federal Office of Health. Due to the importance of its vaccination recommendations, it was enshrined in law in 2001 with the Infection Protection Act. Since 2007, the vaccinations recommended by the German Vaccination Committee have formed the basis of the Vaccination Guidelines (SI-RL) of the Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) and, with their inclusion in the SI-RL, become mandatory for statutory health Welfare insurance (GKV). (Ouyang Hong)