Germany may begin vaccinating against coronavirus on December 26. Initially, residents of senior homes will receive this vaccine.
German Health Minister Jens Spaan made the announcement on Wednesday. The news agency AFP reported this information on Thursday.
On the same day, the European Union aims to start vaccination in 28 member states.
In a statement, 17 German state health ministers said the German government had vaccinated Bioentech against coronavirus
Jens Span has announced that it is going to approve and supply. Distribution of these vaccines will begin before the end of this year.
Germany is currently the President of the EU. Therefore, if the coronavirus vaccine is introduced in Germany on 26 December, it may be introduced in all EU member states on that day.On Wednesday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said that if all went well, corona vaccination could begin in France in the last week of December.
European Commission President Ursula von der Lane has said that if the Pfizer-Bioentech coroner vaccine is approved, all EU countries could start giving it on the same day.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is expected to make its final decision on the vaccine on December 21.The United Kingdom, the United States and Canada have already begun implementing the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine. More than one country has approved this vaccine.
The coronavirus vaccine, developed by US drug company Pfizer and German research firm Bioentech, has been reported to be 95 percent effective.