ÖGK reassures: There is enough flu vaccine for everyone

According to recent media reports about a freeze on ordering flu vaccines for seniors, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) is trying to calm down. It was said on Wednesday that there was “enough influenza vaccine for everyone.” The fact that vaccination centres can no longer order the senior vaccine provided for the public vaccination programme does not mean “that older people can no longer be vaccinated with it.” The flu vaccine, available…

VIENNA. According to media reports on Wednesday about a freeze on ordering flu vaccine for seniors, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (GK) was asked to calm down in the afternoon.

Following media reports on Wednesday about a freeze on ordering flu vaccines for seniors, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) tried to calm down in the afternoon. According to a mailing, there is “enough influenza vaccine for everyone.” The fact that vaccination centres can no longer order the senior vaccine provided for the public vaccination programme “does not mean that older people can no longer be vaccinated with it,” it was emphasized.