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FRANKFURT (Reuters): German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people of the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe.
The 20-year-old pilot plotted the route he would need to take on a GPS device before flying near Lake Constance in southern Germany. The syringe-shaped route appeared on the flightradar24 website.
“There are still relatively many people who are opposed to vaccination and my action can be a reminder to think about it, to get things moving,” Kramer told Reuters TV on Sunday, adding that his flight should not be understood. as a direct call. to be inoculated.
“Perhaps it was also a sign of joy, because the aviation industry has been hit hard by the pandemic,” Kramer said.
Germany officially started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday. The federal government plans to distribute more than 1.3 million doses of vaccines to local health authorities by the end of this year and about 700,000 a week starting in January. – Reuters
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