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The interim results had raised hopes. In the third week of November, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Biontech could apply for emergency approval in the US for the first corona vaccine tested in a phase III study. As positive as this news is for Germany, it raises new questions and problems: How should an active ingredient be distributed in the initial phase? Because even when the manufacturer is at full capacity, there won’t be enough funds available to vaccinate everyone right away.
The mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, has now announced that there will be a priority list for the award of a corona vaccine in the German capital.
Because the vaccine will only be available gradually, people at particular risk will initially be cared for, as well as special professional groups such as doctors, police and firefighters. So said the SPD politician on Tuesday night on the ZDF talk show “Markus Lanz.” “There will be a list of priorities.”
From December there will be a corresponding infrastructure in Berlin so that 20,000 people can be vaccinated per day, Müller explained. For this, several decentralized vaccination centers are planned.
Vaccination as a way to return to daily life
Secretary of State for Health Martin Matz (SPD) announced Tuesday that there would be six vaccination centers early next year. The locations have yet to be determined. Müller said a vaccine could restore safety and greater normalcy in everyday life.
Müller defended the new crown measures in November. He noted that politicians learned from experience and that it was necessary to “constantly feel how to deal with the virus.” Of course, mistakes were made in the past, so Müller.
