No more vaccination bus for the North?

A vaccination bus in Ettelbruck had to spontaneously replace a vaccination bus in the centre. This despite the fact that citizens were queuing for their vaccination in Ettelbrück. DP MP André Bauler asked the Minister of Health how the vaccination bus service is organised in this country, why the vaccination bus from Ettelbrück had to stand in at the centre and whether it is true that vaccination buses will no longer travel as far as the North district in future.

Question

Mir ass vu besuergte Leit beriicht ginn, datt den Impfbus, deen de leschte Freideg, 12. August, zu Ettelbréck op der Place Marie-Thérèse tëscht 12 an 18 Auer d‘Leit empfaangen huet, ënner anerem fir den 2. Booster ze ginn, d‘Pattonstad huet missen Hals iwwer Kapp Richtung Lëtzebuerg verloossen, fir op den Ausfall vun engem anere Bus am Zentrum ze reagéieren. Leider stoungen awer zu deem Abléck ronn dräi Dose Biergerinnen a Bierger an der Rei ze waarden an hu missen op eemol heem goen.

Aus deem Grond wollt ech d’Madamm Gesondheetsministesch Folgendes froen:

  • Wéi ass den Impfbusdéngscht de Moment landeswäit organiséiert? 
  • Firwat huet den Impfbus d’Stad Ettelbréck stante pede misse verloossen? Wéi sinn déi betraffe Leit duerno en charge geholl ginn? Wat gouf hinne geroden?
  • Stëmmt et, datt den Impfbus an noer Zukunft nach just bis op Miersch a wierklech net méi an de Bezierk Norde gefuer soll kommen? Wann deem sou sollt sinn, wier d’Madamm Minister da bereet, fir an der Verwaltung z’intervenéieren, fir datt dat geännert gëtt?

Answer

Säit Ufank August ginn et zwee Impfbussen déi deeglech Tournéeën maachen woubäi probéiert gëtt déi verschidden Landesdeeler ofzedecken.

Den 12. August sollt e Bus op Ettelbréck fueren an den zweeten Bus war virgesinn an der Stad op der Gare. Et koum awer zu enger mechanescher Panne beim Impfbus deen initial op Ettelbréck sollt fueren. Nodeem d’Busfirma d’Direktioun vun der Santé iwwert dës Panne informéiert hat, a matgedeelt huet dass keen Reservebus zu Verfügung stoung, gouf décidéiert d’Missioun zu Ettelbréck kuerzfristeg z’annuléieren an nëmmen op der Gare ze impfen.

D’Equipe vum Impfpersonal ass dunn mat dem Material an de Vaccinen op d’Gare gaangen, awer duerch een mënschlechen Feeler bei der Busfirma, ass den eenzegen Impfbus awer op Ettelbréck gefuer. De Bus ass zu Ettelbréck ukomm, ouni Vaccinen, Material a Personal, an dofir konnten do keng Impfungen gemaach ginn, an de Bus huet missen zréck an d’Stad fueren.

Dëse punktuellen Problem war also bedéngt duerch eng mechanesch Panne an e mënschleche Feeler bei der Busfirma. No Récksprooch mat der Firma gouf nach emol kloer gestallt, dass ëmmer e Reservebus muss disponibel sinn, wéi dat och initial am Cahier des charges virgesinn war.

Et ass net korrekt dass den Impfbus an Zukunft nëmmen bis op Miersch fueren wäert. Zum Beispill ass erëm den 2. September e Passage zu Ettelbréck virgesinn. Aner Passagen am Norden si virgesinn am Pommerlach an zu Veianen.

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