Working day on Wednesday in the practice of pediatrician Anila Sternberg in Bonn. The special corona vaccine for children between the ages of five and eleven has arrived in North Rhine-Westphalia a few days ago. And Anila Sternberg is relieved that things are finally starting: O-TON KINDERÄRZTIN ANILA STERNBERG “Well, in our practice we can say that we have had a great response, that people have been asking us questions for several weeks and months “When then finally” and whether we would not do off-label use. But we didn’t want that. We are now happy that the approval has been granted, that we actually have vaccines in our practice since yesterday, which we really like And we’re vaccinating the first day today. Yes, I already get inquiries by phone from friends, acquaintances who have somehow heard. Well, it is actually the case that a lot of parents want to vaccinate their children because they are big ones Have concern. ” Stefanie Klima, mother of 7-year-old Justus, also sees her decision as an act of solidarity: O-TON STEFANIE KLIMA, MOTHER OF JUSTUS “Because it protects him on the one hand and makes an important contribution to society on the other, right now for the sick, for the weak, for the elderly, so that they are better protected. ” Germany is getting a children’s vaccine from BioNtech-Pfizer which, compared to the vaccine for adults, has a lower concentration and a lower injection volume. It is supplied in special ampoules. The Federal Ministry of Health had announced that Germany would get 2.4 million cans in one fell swoop and that there should be more deliveries in 2022. Around 4.5 million children between the ages of five and eleven live in Germany. And in the age group above, among 12 to 17-year-olds, according to the Robert Koch Institute, almost 50 percent have so far been completely vaccinated. 5- to 11-year-olds are vaccinated in Bonn In Germany there are around 4.5 million children aged between five and eleven. A vaccination is possible in the foreseeable future.