Saturday 26 December 2020
"If you take part, you save lives"
Spahn: Everyone could be vaccinated in the summer
The preparations for the corona vaccinations are in full swing. Vaccinations should start on Sunday. Health Minister Spahn speaks of a "great day for Germany" and encourages a pandemic-free winter 2021.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn is looking forward to the corona vaccinations starting tomorrow with great pleasure. "There is a happy Christmas message," said the CDU politician at a press conference in Berlin. The trucks are on the way to deliver the vaccine. The teams in the federal states are ready and ready to go. This is a "great day for Germany" and a "hopeful day for Europe", said the minister. If everything goes according to plan, a vaccination offer could be made to everyone in the summer.
According to Spahn, 1.3 million doses of the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer will be ready by the end of the year. By the end of the first quarter of 2021, Germany had at least ten million cans available. According to Spahn, the federal government has already secured another 1.5 million cans from Moderna. He expects approval of the US vaccine in January.
If this proves to be true, "we can manage to go into the area as early as the middle of the year" and vaccinate people who do not belong to the three defined risk groups, said Spahn. "Autumn, winter and Christmas should no longer be dominated by the pandemic." At the same time the minister assured that "the vaccination remains an offer". It is "free and voluntary".
"Sleeves up" vaccination campaign starts
Nevertheless, the goal is to vaccinate as many people as possible "so that the virus has no chance," said Spahn. "If you take part, you save lives." With a campaign under the slogan "Sleeves up", the federal government wants to advertise the vaccinations and create trust. Citizens can also use a hotline 116 117 to find out more about the vaccine and the campaign.
With the start of the vaccination tomorrow, an important step in combating the corona pandemic has been taken, said Spahn. At the same time, he made it clear that the coronavirus has not yet been defeated with the start of the vaccination campaign. "We will need a lot of patience to leave this pandemic behind us." In addition, Spahn agreed with the citizens that, given the size of the campaign, things might not go straight away. "It will jerk at one point or another, that's completely normal."
The corona vaccinations in Germany are to start tomorrow, Sunday. The first cans were delivered to the federal states on Saturday. There they are distributed to vaccination centers and mobile teams. First, people over 80 as well as nurses and hospital staff at particular risk are to be immunized.
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