The corona vaccine is – together with distancing and hygiene regulations and testing – the most important means of containing the pandemic. In order to make it possible for students to return to their studies, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is encouraging all students, prospective students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. There are currently a number of possibilities to get vaccinated.
Possibilities for Vaccination
Vaccination Centre
Appointments can be made at Thuringian vaccination centres via the online portal www.impfen-thueringen.de.
To book an appointment, first select the type of appointment (regzlr appointment for first vaccination, booster vaccination or single vaccination) and your desired vaccination centre. Then, enter your contact details and select an appointment date and time. If you choose a vaccine that requires two doses for full protection, your second appointment will be set up automatically. The booking form will open in German by default, but you can switch to English easily.
In Weimar there is a vaccination centre in the youth and cultural centre mon ami (Goetheplatz 11).
Additional information on how to prepare for the vaccine can be found under www.impfen-thueringen.de (in German).
Appointments can also be made by calling a vaccination centre at +49 (0) 3643 4950490. The phone line is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm, and Wednesday and Friday from 8 am to 12 pm.
Doctor's Office
You can also make a vaccination appointment at a general practitioner’s office. The best way to do this is to contact the practice directly and personally clarify the details.
For non-German speakers, the International Office has compiled a list of general practitioners’ offices in Weimar that offer services in English.
Vaccination without Appointment
Special vaccination campaigns are organised on a regular basis; these campaigns allow people to be vaccinated without having to register beforehand or are offered in conjunction with other events.
Vaccination Campaigns in Thuringia: www.impfen-thueringen.de/impfaktionen/
Vaccination without appointment at the vaccination centre at the former Notbenbank:
- Tuesday to Friday, 3.30 pm to 6 pm
»impfrettung.de« Online Portal
The online portal impfrettung.de allows vaccination centres to report leftover vaccine doses that are available at short notice. You can register on the portal for specific locations. As soon as a vaccination dose that would otherwise be discarded becomes available, you will be contacted with the relevant information.
What do I have to bring with me to my vaccination appointment?
Be sure to bring the following documents with you to your appointment:
- Your health insurance card
- Your vaccination book/pass (if you do not have a vaccination book/pass, you will be given a replacement)
- In cases of pre-existing conditions or allergies: Medication list, allergy records, coagulation monitor
- Your ID card or passport (for appointments at a vaccination centre)
Information for people vaccinated with a vaccine not licensed in the EU
Can people who have been vaccinated abroad (with Sinovac, Sinopharm, Sputnik, etc.) be vaccinated again with an EU-approved vaccine?
People who have already been vaccinated abroad with COVID-19 vaccines that are not licensed in the EU need, according to the current legal situation and taking into account the age-appropriate vaccination recommendations, a renewed series of vaccinations in order to obtain the status of vaccinated persons in the EU. For this classification, persons (currently) need a complete vaccination series with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). A current list of EU-approved COVID-19 vaccines as well as information on the required number of vaccine doses can be found on the PEI website.
The vaccination series should be started at a minimum interval of ≥ 28 days. In such cases, the persons to be vaccinated should be informed that increased local and systemic reactions may occur. The vaccinating physicians are asked to actively observe the occurrence of increased vaccination reactions and, if necessary, to report them to the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI).
(Status 10.1.2022, infektionsschutz.de)