Germany presents one of its vaccine hubs in Berlin

Berlin presented one of its six hubs on Thursday which will be used to distribute the coronavirus vaccine.

The hub has been unveiled in a convention centre, which will be used along with two former airports, an ice skating rink, a concert hall and an indoor cycle race track.

Authorities want them ready by mid-December to begin vaccinating more than 3,000 people per day at each location.

With just a few minutes to deliver each shot and the added pressure of keeping the number of people at each site to a minimum, authorities are devising a one-way flow system similar to that found in large stores.

Each site will be run by a medical aid group, such as the Red Cross, with volunteers to help register and guide people through the venue.

Like elsewhere, the first phase of vaccination in Berlin will likely focus on immunizing health care workers and vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with chronic illnesses.

About 20,000 people in the capital will be vaccinated each day, returning after three weeks for a booster shot.

German health authorities on Thursday confirmed 22,046 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of known cases since the start of the outbreak to 1,106,789.

Almost 480 deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the past day, taking the total to 17,602.

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