As a member of the EU, Germany is obliged to wait for the EMA to approve the vaccine.
According to the World Health Organization, there were currently 222 Covid-19 candidate vaccines being developed worldwide, and 56 of them were in clinical trials.
The development comes as the pandemic has infected a total of 15,130,100 people across the EU and resulted in the deaths of at least 375,930 others, according to the latest figures by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
In terms of overall infections, France is the worst affected with 2,376,852 cases, while Italy currently accounts for the highest death toll with 64,520 fatalities, the Centre added.
COVID: German regulations on who gets vaccine first
COVID-19 vaccinations are to begin in Germany on December 27 in Germany. and the government has said the over-80s and health care workers will be treated first. This plan immediately sparked controversy.
Germany is set to begin COVID-19 vaccines on December 27
German Health Minister Jens Spahn unveiled the German government s vaccination plan on Friday, immediately drawing criticism and concern from the political opposition, the German Ethics Council, the German parliament, and some medical and police organizations.
The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine has already been approved by various states, including the US and the UK, and is expected to be approved by the European Union in the coming days. Other approvals are imminent with Germany having placed preliminary orders with five different companies already. Vaccinations will begin mainly in care homes on December 27.
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The Planning Disaster
Germany and Europe Could Fall Short on Vaccine Supplies
The EU and Berlin have insisted there will be sufficient vaccine available, but delays in signing purchasing contracts mean that the elixir will arrive late and there might not be enough. The EU even declined an option that would have allowed for the purchase of hundreds of millions of extra doses.
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Such are images of hope: Nurses getting vaccinated. Pallets of packaged vaccines distributed on special flights. Mayors exulting over the beginning of the end of the pandemic.” A president who is preparing the country for better times.