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03.12.2021 / 22:17

1 in 100 in Germany infected with COVID-19, health minister says

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's health minister said Friday that more than 1% of the population — almost a million people — are currently infected with the coronavirus, and called on citizens to get vaccinated if they haven’t done so yet.The country confirmed 74,352 new daily COVID-19 cases and 390 additional deaths, figures published by the federal disease control agency showed.

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EU brings forward Pfizer/BioNTech Covid shot for younger children to Dec 13

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EU launch of vaccine for five to 11-year-olds brought forward to 13 December

The European Union rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds will begin on 13 December, a week earlier than previously planned, Germany's health ministry has said.

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Austria to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as country enters full lockdown

Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full COVID-19 lockdown, it said on Friday as neighboring Germany warned it may follow suit, sending shivers through financial markets worried about the economic fallout.A fourth wave of infections has plunged Germany, Europe’s largest economy, into a national emergency, Health Minister Jens Spahn said. He urged people to reduce their social contacts, warning that vaccinations alone would not reduce case numbers.Austria said it would require the whole population to be vaccinated as of February.

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Germany experiencing 'pandemic of unvaccinated'

Germany is experiencing "a pandemic of the unvaccinated", Health Minister Jens Spahn has said and called for tougher action to tame a resurgence in Covid cases.

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Germany records highest daily COVID-19 infections since mid-May

Germany recorded the highest incidence of coronavirus infections since mid-May on Saturday, reaching the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 in the past seven days that used to be the yardstick for imposing a strict lockdown.However, Health Minister Jens Spahn noted that Germany could cope much better now due to vaccination, although he said restrictions like mask wearing and limits on indoor activity for unvaccinated people would stay until next spring.The seven-day incidence rate of cases – which until August was used to decide whether to impose more stringent COVID-19 curbs – rose to 100 on Saturday from 95 on Friday, the Robert Koch Institute responsible for disease control said.

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Germany to offer COVID-19 shots for all children over 12

Berlin: Germany will start offering coronavirus vaccinations for all children and teenagers aged 12 and older, top health officials said Monday.

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Germany's Covid incidence may surpass 400 per 100,000 people in Sept: Report

Germany will reach more than 400 in September if case numbers keep rising at their current pace, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.

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Germany expects faster Moderna COVID-19 vaccine deliveries

Moderna will increase its deliveries to 1.33 million doses a week in July from 733,000 previously expected, raising the figure to 2.57 million a week in August and 2.95 million a week in September, the ministry said.

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Vigilance needed for carefree summer, German minister says

Germany needs to stay vigilant and further bring down the number of coronavirus infections if the country is to enjoy a "carefree summer" and large-scale reopenings, Health Minister Jens Spahn has said.

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Germany to allow AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for all adults

Germany will allow AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to adults of all ages and aims to offer 12-18 year-olds a vaccine by the end of August as it seeks to speed up its rollout, Health Minister Jens Spahn has said.

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Germany makes AstraZeneca vaccine available to all adults

BERLIN – Germany is making the AstraZeneca vaccine available immediately to all adults in a push to get as many people inoculated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday.

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Germany mulls possible order of Russian vaccine

BERLIN – Germany’s health minister said Thursday that the European Union doesn't plan to order Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine but his country will hold talks with Russia on whether an individual order makes sense.

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Germany warns vaccinations alone will not contain COVID-19 third wave

BERLIN: Germany's health minister warned on Friday there was not enough vaccine in Europe to contain the COVID-19 third wave, as the country sought to get its rollout back on track following a three-day pause in using the AstraZeneca shot.Case numbers have been rising in Germany, driven by an easing of restrictions in recent weeks just as a more transmissible variant of the virus has spread, underlining the need to accelerate vaccinations to protect the vulnerable.Health Minister Jens Spahn defended the suspension, which was lifted on Thursday after European Union regulators said the benefits outweighed the risk, as providing transparency."We can reintroduce AstraZeneca but prudently with informed doctors and appropriately educated

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Germany regrets neighbors' move to pause AstraZeneca shots

BERLIN – Germany's top health official expressed regret Friday that some neighboring countries have paused their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine following reports of blood clots in some people, despite the lack of any evidence the shot was responsible.

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German panel OKs AstraZeneca vaccine jab for over 65s

BERLIN – Germany’s health minister says the country’s independent vaccine committee has formally approved giving the AstraZeneca shot to people aged 65 and over.

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Germany expects limited EU approval for AstraZeneca vaccine

BERLIN – Germany’s health minister says he expects the European Union's drug regulator to authorize a further coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca on Friday, but that currently available data may mean it is not recommended for older adults.

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Germany buys same antibody treatments used to treat Trump

Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health minister Jens Spahn said today.

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Germany first EU nation to use Covid-19 medicines used to treat Donald Trump

European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health minister Jens Spahn said Sunday."The government has bought 200,000 doses for 400 million euros ($486 million)," Spahn told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, working out at 2,000 euros per dose.Patients will receive them free of charge, a health ministry spokeswoman told AFP.Two different kinds of so-called monoclonal antibody therapies will be made available to university hospitals from the coming week, with Spahn saying Germany was "the first country in the EU" to deploy them in the fight against the pandemic.Both treatments have been approved for emergency use in the United States but have yet to

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German government defends slow vaccination campaign

BERLIN – Germany’s health minister on Wednesday defended the government's decision to procure and approve vaccines against the coronavirus along with the rest of the European Union amid criticism that the rollout of shots in the country has been too slow.Noting that Germany depends on the free movement of goods and people across EU borders, Jens Spahn told lawmakers that it was a “question of economic sense not to vaccinate countries individually, but all of Europe.”While large countries like France and Germany could have gone it alone, smaller nations would have struggled to compete for the doses they need, sparking acrimony among the bloc's 27 members, he said.“It was right to act as Europeans,” Spahn said in a speech to parliament.

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Germany to start first COVID-19 vaccination in elderly homes on 27 Dec

German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Monday welcomed the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech by the European Medicines Agency as a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic."Vaccination is paving the way for us out of the crisis. And we're doing everything we can to take this path as quickly as possible," Spahn said.

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Germany to suspend air links with UK over new 'out-of-control' Covid strain

more infectious coronavirus strain appeared in the UK.A government source had earlier told AFP the restriction could be adopted by the entire 27-member European Union and that countries are also discussing a joint response over sea, road and rail links with Britain."All flights will stop from midnight," health minister Jens Spahn told public broadcaster ARD, although cargo flights will be exempt.Spahn added that from Monday, "we will restrict all arrivals" by sea, rail and road by citizens of Britain and South Africa, where the new strain has also been detected.Germany, which holds the EU's rotating presidency until the end of the year, is leading talks on the possible bloc-wide response.The new coronavirus strain is believed to be 70

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Germany: EU agency will OK coronavirus vaccine by December 23

Germany’s health minister says he has received assurances that European regulators would approve a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 23.Health Minister Jens Spahn told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday he “welcomed" German media reports that said the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, would finalize its approval process of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by Dec.

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Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas

BERLIN – Germany's health minister further increased the pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency, demanding that it approve a coronavirus vaccine before Christmas, the dpa news agency reported Tuesday.“Our goal is an approval before Christmas so that we can still start vaccinating this year,” Health Minister Jens Spahn said late Monday.Spahn had already expressed impatience with the European Medicines Agency on Sunday, noting that Germany has created more than 400 vaccination centers and has activated about 10,000 doctors and medical staff and was ready to start mass vaccinations as early as Tuesday.

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Not yet clear if new coronavirus restrictions in Germany will be extended: minister

Germany’s health minister said on Friday it is too early to say whether restrictions imposed last week to curb the spread of the coronavirus will need to be extended beyond November.“It is actually too early to assess this now,” Jens Spahn told ARD television.

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Germany faces 'uncontrolled' Covid-19 spread as cases jump the most since April

Berlin: Germans face a "test of character" to contain a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday after the biggest rise in new daily cases since April.Warning people they must stick to distancing and hygiene rules to ensure the situation does not spiral out of control as winter approaches, he pointed the finger at young people."We are at an autumn milestone," said Spahn. "We must not lose control ...

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Russia COVID-19 vaccine: Who will buy it? Read world leader's reaction

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Germany says Russian COVID-19 vaccine has not been sufficiently tested

BERLIN : German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people.President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.Moscow's decision to grant approval before final trials have been completed has raised concerns among some experts."It can be dangerous to start vaccinating millions, if not billions, of people too early because it could pretty much kill the acceptance of vaccination if it goes wrong, so I'm very sceptical about what's going on in Russia," Spahn

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Germany says Trump split from WHO will harm global health

Germany blasted US President Donald Trump's decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization, describing it as "disappointing" and a setback for global health.

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The Latest: Belgian players and fans engage in virtual wave

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UK 'should watch carefully' as Germany starts lifting coronavirus lockdown, says expert

Germany started to lift its coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday (April 20), and the UK "would be wise to watch carefully", an expert has said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0