ANBO: ‘More haste with booster vaccine’
Last summer, young people in particular became infected with the corona virus. The figures show that there is now also a lot going on among the elderly. Elderly Association ANBO wants more haste with the booster vaccine, especially in nursing homes.
On average, the percentage of positive tests increased from 15.3 percent to 16.7 percent in a week. The number of corona infections is increasing, especially among the elderly. Every day, about 1000 people over 70 living at home are now told that they have tested positive, according to the Volkskrant. The hospitals also notice this, because 200 covid patients report daily and 52 percent of them are over 70.
Effects
That has consequences. Mortality in people aged 55 and over appears to be higher than normal, this is how these figures from the RIVM show. Mortality was particularly strongly increased in the age groups 55-64, 75-79 years and 90-94 years. In nursing homes, where residents are in fragile health, the infection rate is also increasing, according to the corona dashboard.
Vaccination
The elderly who are infected have usually had the full vaccination, show this table with the vaccination status of the RIVM. The fact that these people did become infected is partly because the vaccines decrease in effectiveness over time. The Health Council therefore recommended a booster shot for people over 60 and residents of care centers.
More hurry with booster
Nursing home residents will be offered the booster jab from the beginning of December. The elderly association ANBO thinks this is too late, because 20 percent of nursing homes already have an infection in their home. The union calls on the outgoing cabinet to act quickly. Let all nursing home residents receive the booster shot at once, and not some of the people in the care institution and some through the GP, ANBO argues further. Last year, vaccination in nursing homes was indeed messy. This time the nursing homes want to organize it better, and that takes some time, industry association Actiz reported to the NOS.
