BERLIN (AFP) - European nations vowed Wednesday (Dec 16) to get their coronavirus vaccination campaigns rolling before the end of the year while a surge in infections prompted tighter restrictions across several countries.
Germany will begin vaccinations on Dec 27, its health minister said, detailing a timeline expected to be mirrored across the European Union s 27 member states.
France said it would receive around 1.16 million vaccine doses by year-end, with a further 2.3 million coming over the next two months.
Germany saw a record high of 952 deaths in 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) disease control centre Wednesday, a figure that could rise as the hard-hit Saxony region was not included in Tuesday s numbers.
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Several European countries tightened restrictions yesterday, as Germany set a record for daily deaths and the United States broke its own daily high for infection numbers.
The tougher measures came as EU countries agreed to rollout vaccinations on the same day. To get to the end of the pandemic, we will need up to 70 percent of the population vaccinated, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told MEPs.