Update: Impfen an der Universität / Vaccination at the University
While it is good news that the number of our University staff and students with one or two Covid vaccinations is increasing, many of you are still waiting to be vaccinated or are on waiting lists. As you know, the University has been planning a way to provide vaccinations. All preparations have been completed: location (Mensa am Turm), staffing (from the central administration and the vaccination centre), and the registration tool (GWDG) are all ready. The only issue, and this should hardly come as a surprise in view of the media reports: the University is still missing a binding commitment to supply the vaccine so that we can start.
Thanks to our close coordination with the Siekhöhe Vaccination Centre, around 1600 doses of the vaccine can be given to University staff and students this week and next. This short-term initiative by the Siekhöhe Vaccination Centre at short notice due to a special delivery was only possible because the faculties and institutions responded to the request at very short notice and the University (our Safety/Environmental Section) took over the coordination of appointments. If it turns out in the coming days that this model is the more promising one due to continuing uncertainties regarding the supply of vaccine, we will change our method of registration and vaccination strategy accordingly.
Please be assured that the University is constantly working with the City as well as Lower Saxony to offer vaccination to all staff and students of the University as soon as possible. As in previous newsletters, we ask all students and employees to use alternative vaccination options via their own doctors and their local vaccination portal.