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Berlin (dpa / bb) - The third vaccination center in Berlin will start operations on Monday morning.
The spokeswoman for the vaccination centers, Regina Kneiding, told the German Press Agency on Friday.
It is located on the Berlin exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg district.
The vaccine from Biontech-Pfizer, which has already been used in Berlin's largest vaccination center in the arena hall in Treptow, is to be used there.
"We expect 1000 vaccinations per day for the time being," said Kneiding.
The operator of the new vaccination center in exhibition hall 21 under the Berlin radio tower is the Malteser Emergency Service.
According to him, it is the second largest of the six centers planned for Berlin.
At full capacity in two shifts from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., up to 3800 vaccinations a day are possible on the exhibition grounds.
According to the information, around 210 employees are planned per shift;
the number will be adjusted according to the availability of the vaccine.
The second vaccination center in the Erika-Heß-Eisstadion in Wedding started on Thursday.
The vaccine from the US manufacturer Moderna is used there.
The vaccination center in the arena hall in Treptow was the first to go into operation the day after Christmas.
It is not yet known when the other three vaccination centers will follow.
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