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The German government’s motto to combat the coronavirus is “get vaccinated, vaccinated, vaccinated” and there will soon be more flexibility to offer people COVID-19 vaccines, Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference on Friday, Reuters reports.
All German citizens should be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the summer, the German chancellor said.
Speaking after a government meeting on vaccination with the leaders of the 16 federal regions, Merkel said Germany had received additional supplies of the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech. The supply of additional doses from BioNtech / Pfizer will allow the border regions with France to receive additional vaccines due to the spread of the South African version there, the chancellor added.
He added that Germany would use any vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), including Russia’s Sputnik V, if given the green light.
Germany will order the Russian Sputnik V vaccine if it is approved for use in the European Union, Merkel said, adding that Berlin could provide supplies on its own if the bloc does not.
“Regarding the Russian vaccine, I have been of the opinion for some time that we should use any vaccine approved by the European Medicines Regulatory Authority,” said AFP.
Although Merkel would prefer joint orders from the EU, “if no such European order is reached, then we must go our own German way.”
He also spoke in support of the AstraZeneca vaccine and said, “I would be immunized with the AstraZeneca vaccine when it is my turn.”
According to her, Germany will supply vaccines to general practitioners and administer additional doses to regions near the Czech and French borders as the country seeks to get its campaign back on track after a three-day break from using the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Merkel and German regional leaders will meet again on Monday to discuss the extension of the blockade, which has been in place since mid-December, and review plans to gradually reopen the economy. The number of COVID-19 cases in Germany has started to rise again after some easing of anti-epidemic restrictions in recent weeks.
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