Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) has apologized for the fact that numerous new corona infections in the city-state have been attributed to the unvaccinated – although in some cases the actual vaccination status of the infected was unclear. “If there was any uncertainty, I very much regret it,” he said in an interview with “image“. “I assure the people of Hamburg that our recommendations are very well founded.”
Book tip: “All about Corona”
What you need to know What you can do. (Display)
Hamburg’s First Mayor apologizes for incorrect assignment
What triggered the incorrect assignment is currently being investigated. One possible cause is the use of several IT systems with different categories of vaccination status. Tschentscher also stated that due to the rapidly increasing number of infections, those responsible could no longer keep up with assigning the correct vaccination status for new infections.
Apparently because of this, Hamburg had reported far too high incidences in the unvaccinated for several weeks. In mid-November, the First Mayor said that 90 percent of new infections were due to unvaccinated citizens and that the incidence among them was 605. The vaccinated, on the other hand, had a seven-day value of 22.
An inquiry from the FDP member of parliament Anna von Treuenfels-Frowein and research by “Welt” and “Süddeutscher Zeitung” finally revealed that the vaccination status was often unclear. In mid-November, this was the case for 63.2 percent of new infections.