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Uğur Şahin, who developed the BioNTech coronavirus vaccine with Özlem Türeci, responded to questions from German television channel RTL. Şahin asked to use all available vaccines and not stock up on the second dose. “All available vaccines must be administered with the assurance that new vaccines will be shipped every week,” Şahin said. Şahin stated that the second dose of vaccines is unlikely to be delayed due to insufficient vaccine delivery.
Stating that the biggest challenge in the coming weeks and months is keeping the number of infections as low as possible, Şahin said: “Unfortunately, the number of infections in Germany and Europe has increased so much that we can no longer wait for new restrictions to enter. in force “.
“HARDER SHUTDOWN” WARNING
Sahin said that if there is no change in this trend, a “harder closing” will be mandatory in the summer period. Saying that if vaccines are shipped as planned and vaccination is accelerated, it is possible to “return to normalization” at the end of the summer months and a new closure can be prevented in the winter months, saying “We expect the effects of vaccination begin to be seen in late May.
Source: DW in Turkish