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Schleswig-Holstein receives 55,000 doses of the vaccine from the Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca from Denmark.

As the Danish government announced on Tuesday evening, this is a type of loan.

The vaccination doses should be reimbursed after an agreed period.

Denmark had previously announced that it would continue its vaccination campaign without the British-Swedish company's vaccine.

Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) said on Wednesday: "We are very happy and grateful that our neighboring country Denmark has agreed to provide 55,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that is currently not being used there for our vaccination campaign." That shows the special connection in the border region.

"On behalf of the state government, I would like to expressly thank you for this very trusting cooperation," said Günther.

The vaccination campaign in the northernmost state will be accelerated by the additional doses.

Günther had asked the Danish government about the vaccine.

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According to the Kiel State Chancellery, both countries have started talks about the exact framework conditions.

"As things stand now, it is a loan, ie a later return of vaccines to Denmark," said a government spokesman.

However, it is all about exchanging the same vaccine, i.e. also returning it in the form of AstraZeneca.

"The vaccines are to be used in all of Schleswig-Holstein via general practitioners' practices." However, there is not yet a schedule for the delivery and the resulting use of the vaccination doses.

In Schleswig-Holstein, according to the Robert Koch Institute, a total of 798,611 people received an initial vaccination against Covid-19 up to and including Tuesday.

Of these, 147,182 people received the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first shot.

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Denmark has decided to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine Vaxzevria itself because of the risk of blood clots.

The government has not yet decided what to do with its other AstraZeneca cans it has purchased.

Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said he was in dialogue with several countries.

"If we can barter with some countries where we can send AstraZeneca vaccines to them and get some of their Pfizer vaccines back, that is of course extremely interesting," said Heunicke.

It is also being discussed whether it is possible to give Vaxzevria to volunteers.

270,000 cans are currently stored in Denmark, and 350,000 more cans are expected in May, reported the Danish agency Ritzau.