(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Merkel emphasized that it is expected that all people will be vaccinated this summer, which can be vaccinated in clinics from early April
China News Agency, Berlin, March 19 (Reporter Peng Dawei) German Chancellor Merkel and state governors held a meeting on the 19th and announced that Germany will improve the speed and flexibility of the implementation of new crown vaccination.
She emphasized that the goal of giving everyone in Germany the opportunity to receive a dose of the vaccine this summer is still very promising.
She also announced that from April 5th, Germans will be able to receive the new crown vaccine in clinics.
Germany is currently experiencing a third wave of outbreaks, and the number of new confirmed diagnoses continues to rebound every day.
The country’s disease control agency announced on the 19th that the number of newly diagnosed new crown virus infections and the death toll were 17,482 and 226 respectively.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 20 o'clock on the 19th local time, Germany had a total of 2,645,413 diagnosed, 2,401,413 cured, and 75,132 dead in Germany.
As of that day, Germany had received 10,261,545 doses of vaccine, and a total of 3,172,533 people had received the second dose.
On the same day, Merkel held a conference call with state governors called the "vaccine summit" and reached relevant resolutions.
The resolution reiterated the goal of giving all people the opportunity to get a dose of the vaccine this summer.
Merkel emphasized at the press conference after the meeting that she believes that Germany is "promising" to keep this goal.
However, she also admitted that it depends on the actual number of vaccine doses that Germany finally obtains.
"According to what I currently have, this goal can be maintained."
Up to now, German vaccination only has two methods: people go to vaccination centers set up in various places by themselves, or go to nursing homes by mobile vaccination vehicles to vaccinate residents and staff.
According to the decision of the day, from April 5th after the Easter holiday, doctors across Germany will be able to vaccinate people in clinics.
About 50,000 family doctor clinics across the country will receive about 20 doses per week at the initial stage of the implementation of the policy.
Subsequently, specialist doctors and factory doctors in the company will also receive vaccines.
"We want to become faster and more flexible." Merkel said that Germany is serious in doing things and has a characteristic called "thoroughness". Now, "flexibility" must be added.
It is worth noting that on the 22nd, two days later, Merkel will hold talks with state governors again to discuss how to amend the small "unblocking" plan formulated earlier this month and follow-up epidemic prevention policies under the current third wave of epidemic situation Towards.
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