SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19

Important Information Concerning the Corona Pandemic and Vaccination

Dear patients,

Please note that for those patients being treated here on an outpatient basis, a test is no longer required, however an FFP2-mask must be worn at all times.

Here you can find additional regulations and requirements with regard to your visit to the University Hospital Bonn (German only): Allgemeine Besucher- und Zutrittsregelung 

Important information for epilepsy patients concerning the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

We are often asked whether it is possible for patients with epilepsy to be vaccinated against the Corona virus and if such an action is indeed recommended.

According to the most current information available, no evidence has been found which indicates that epilepsy and the treatment thereof increase the risks associated with vaccination.  

If a fever occurs as the result of a vaccination, then fever-reducing measures should be undertaken as soon as possible (i.e. administering a cooling compress and, if necessary, taking fever-reducing medication), since an increase in body temperature can provoke epileptic seizures.

With regard to Covid 19 - meaning the illness that follows a Corona virus infection (not an illness occurring as a result of the vaccination) - first reports suggest that those who are currently suffering from epilepsy and concomitant illnesses are at a higher risk of having a severe course progression of the disease.   In the end, however, we are in favour of epilepsy patients being vaccinated against the Corona virus.

General information concerning vaccination is usually provided prior to the vaccine being administered.