Supply shortages for vaccines to take probably until October
In the case of the supply of vaccine against measles, it has come to a bottleneck. Currently, a quadrivalent vaccine was not available, was confirmed by a spokesman of the Federal Ministry of health, the “redakion network Germany” (“RND”). According to the spokesman, it is a combination preparation against Mumps, measles, rubella, and Varicella.
The temporary shortage of this combination vaccine will be resolved in October, it said. “As an Alternative to a four-fold vaccine, and a possible combination of a MMR vaccine and monovalent varicella vaccine continues to be available,” said the Ministry of health.
On the Initiative of the Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU) has accommodation, the Federal Cabinet, a vaccination against measles in kindergartens, schools and Refugee on the way, which is to occur in the coming year. In the case of vaccines, it always comes back to supply difficulties. According to the data of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute (PEI), the Federal Agency for vaccines and medicines, gave it alone in the year 2018, for a total of 45 vaccines, a shortage of supply. In 33 cases, only certain package sizes were not available, alternative medicines, but available. In twelve cases, there was at times no Alternatives.
The Federal Union of German associations of Pharmacists (ABDA) warns of the consequences for the patient. “The supply shortages of medicinal products are, unfortunately, not a new Problem. But the Problem seems to be increasing,” said ABDA-spokesman for Pure core of the “RND”. A survey of the drug Commission of the German pharmacists have shown some time ago that nine out of ten pharmacies in the previous three months, the bottlenecks would have experienced. “If the supply is a lack of relevant drug, for example, for the treatment of cancer, then it can have in individual cases been serious health consequences for patients,” warned core.
