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Berlin (dpa) - In view of increasing vaccine deliveries, North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) has spoken out in favor of an end to the corona vaccination sequence by the summer.
“When the large amounts of vaccine come in at the end of spring, vaccination priorities should fall and vaccinations should be opened to everyone.
That would be an important building block for the bridge to a summer with much more freedom, ”said Laschet of“ Bild am Sonntag ”.
However, he welcomed the previous strict adherence to the order.
With the strict prioritization at the beginning, a protective wall was built for the elderly and those in need of care.
"We have saved countless lives in this way."
Laschet criticized the advance of the federal states of Bavaria and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to procure the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V.
"I think it's right if the Federal Republic of Germany orders vaccine for everyone according to clear criteria and not everyone just for himself," he said.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) said last week that his country had secured 2.5 million doses of Sputnik V with a preliminary contract in the event that the active ingredient was approved by the EU.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania also announced on Thursday that it had secured an option from Russia for one million of these vaccine doses.
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