Germany ponders new freedoms for the fully vaccinated
Germany is considering new plans to give extra rights and freedoms to people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
The proposed changes to the existing pandemic rules would involve lifting certain social contact and movement restrictions. Inoculated and recovered people will no longer need a negative test if they want to go shopping, to the hairdresser or to visit a botanical garden, according to examples laid out by the German justice ministry.
People who live in Germany would also no longer have to go into quarantine after traveling abroad, if fully inoculated, with a few regional exceptions.
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BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Germany will allow AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine to be given to adults of all ages, reversing a previous decision that restricted it to people who are over 60 years old, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday.
Spahn also said Germany aimed to offer 12-18 year olds a vaccine by the end of August, provided regulators give approval for the BioNTech/Pfizer shot for that age group. (Reporting by Madeline Chambers Editing by Douglas Busvine)
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Coronavirus: Germany opens up AstraZeneca COVID vaccines for all adults
AstraZeneca jabs will soon be available to all adults, after German officials lifted restrictions banning under 60-year-olds from getting the vaccine.
Who gets the AstraZeneca vaccine will now be up to individual doctors
AstraZeneca jabs will no longer be limited to people aged 60 and older, German federal and state officials agreed on Thursday.
The move comes as Germany moves to quickly vaccinate its population following a sluggish vaccine rollout that has picked up pace in recent weeks.
What did officials say?
People will also no longer have to wait 12 weeks to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca jab, Health Minister Jens Spahn announced. The second dose can be delivered as soon as four weeks after the first.
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