Germany to prioritise vulnerable population in initial stages of mass COVID-19 vaccination

German health minister Jens Spahn anunced a detailed plan for country’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign on Friday, December 18. Speaking at a virtual press conference, he said that "vulnerable" people would be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination. Germany, along with 26 or EU members, is scheduled to begin mass iculation on December 27.

Elaborating furr, he said that Germany would receive limited doses of vaccines in initial days, making it important to prioritise people who require it more. Spahn revealed that all citizens above of 80 years would be first ones to get it. In dendum, residents and workers of nursing homes would also constitute initial recipients.

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Urging residents to be patient, he said that vaccinating priority group would take at least two months ding that vaccination programme could be expanded only post that. "This means for all of us that re still is a long winter ahe. We will have to live with this virus for a long time," Spahn was quoted as saying by ANI.

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vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giants BioNTech and Pfizer is expected to be approved by European Medicines ncy next week. In that case, nearly three to four million doses would be me available across nation by January 2021, German government stated. Following arrival, vaccines would be granted to local government in proportion to ir population for distribution to citizens.

Germany, which reported a record level of deaths due to COVID-19, also entered a harder lockdown on December 16 with shops and schools shutting down in a bid to flatten drastic spre of vel coronavirus. 

Vaccination in or EU nations

If Pfizer-BioNTech jab gets approved before Christmas, all 27 members stated are expected to begin mass iculation by December 27. While Italy's health minister called COVID-19 vaccine "light at end of tune", nation's coronavirus emergency commissioner Domenico Arcuri's proposal of starting mass vaccinations from January has also been approved on December 17. Relaying a similar approach as or nations, Italy would also immunise high-risk groups before introducing same to general population.

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