The RKI weekly report reveals two positive messages: the incidence of infection is decreasing and the number of severe courses is also decreasing. However, another "low" should be less pleasing for the experts: Only 700,000 vaccinations were administered in August.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the corona incidences in Germany have decreased in almost all federal states and age groups in the past week. “Only among schoolchildren has there been a slight increase in the last two weeks,” says the RKI’s Covid 19 report, which mainly refers to the previous week. In a weekly comparison, the nationwide decrease in incidence is almost 14 percent.
In addition to the incidence, which only very incompletely reflects the infection process, the RKI looks at a number of other indicators. Data unanimously showed "that the peak of the current wave has been passed even in the case of severe diseases," it said.
According to the RKI, people over 80 are still most affected by severe illnesses: the decline in serious illnesses is currently slower for them than is observed in the overall numbers. A random sample mentioned in the report suggests that in Germany almost all infections are now caused by the omicron subline BA.5. Their share was almost 97 percent.
The monthly RKI vaccination report shows that August, with almost 700,000 vaccinations in around 24,000 vaccination centers, represents the “lowest point in the Covid 19 vaccination process so far” this year. For comparison from the summer of 2021: According to the report, 25 million vaccinations were carried out in around 53,100 vaccination centers in June. "The majority of vaccinations currently administered are second booster vaccinations, while primary vaccinations are the least administered," it says.
The report assumes that more than nine million adults in Germany have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19. The number of adults who would have to refresh their vaccination protection with at least one vaccination is of a similar magnitude. "Furthermore, unvaccinated people of all age groups have a significantly higher risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19 disease," is one of the conclusions drawn from the compilation of various data sources.
