Angela Merkel
"Enough vaccine for everyone"
Angela Merkel continues to call for "prudence and consideration"
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Merkel described the next few weeks as "the most difficult phase of the pandemic". The vaccination rate "will increase", she promised.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (66) described "these next winter weeks" as "probably the most difficult phase of the pandemic". In a video message she also said about the lockdown decisions: "There are drastic measures, of which all politically responsible persons are aware. The request to reduce personal contacts even further affects our lives."
The measures are "absolutely necessary", according to the Chancellor: "Let us make it clear again and again what the scientists also tell us: The more consistent we are today, the faster we will be able to restore the state of control, the shorter the time will be in which we have to live with such restrictions. "
"The pace will pick up"
Regarding the corona vaccinations, Merkel said: "It's a slow start, a few hundred thousand have been vaccinated, and the number is increasing every day. The pace will increase. It is important that we can say: We will have enough vaccine available for everyone in Germany we will be able to offer more people every month and ultimately anyone who wants to be able to offer a vaccination and I hope as many as possible will then accept it. " She also stated that she was firmly convinced that it was a good thing that the European route had been taken to procure the vaccines: "A virus that affects us all cannot be defeated by any country alone."
"Prudence in these difficult January weeks and consideration for one another will pay off," said Merkel: "All the sooner our hopes for this new year can be fulfilled."