Starting on Monday, coronavirus vaccinations will be available to everyone in Germany regardless of their priority group, according to an official government decision.
Germany seems to have halted a surge of coronavirus infections driven by the British variant, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday, cautioning however against lifting restrictions
precipitously.
German states are putting together their plans for reopening after around six months of an almost complete shutdown of public life. But there are calls to do it gradually.
For the fourth day in a row, the Covid-19 infection rate has dropped in Germany - but experts disagree about whether the country has truly broken the back of the pandemic.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn has urged German residents to have realistic expectations about the vaccination roll-out in Germany, saying lifting the priority list doesn't mean all adults will get a jab immediately.
Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn and medical experts have renewed calls for drastic measures to gain control over spiralling coronavirus cases as hospital beds fill up.
Germany's health minister came under the spotlight Sunday over reports that his husband's company sold masks to the ministry, as a row over mask contracts dogging Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives refused to die down.
Germany will resume vaccinations with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jabs from Friday, Health Minister Jens Spahn said, after the European regulator EMA assessed it was "safe and effective" to use.
Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday that Germany would have to wait until "mid-to-late April" for the newly approved Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, adding that the EU is querying the company over the delays.
As the number of Covid-19 infections continue to rise, health experts warn that Germany could enter into a critical situation similar to the peak before Christmas 2020.
Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday he was "delighted" that the vaccine campaign among the elderly had reduced coronavirus infections among this age group. But he warned that more aggressive variants of the virus still posed a risk to public health.
Health Minister Jens Spahn promised free rapid tests for all from March 1st. But the plan is set to be put on hold due to a lack of clarity over how it will work.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has defended border closures and warned against relaxing Covid-19 measures too quickly in the fight against the virus and variants.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) called for a way out of Germany's shutdown - but also with caution to avoid virus mutations from getting out of control.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Thursday suggested coronavirus restrictions could be lifted before spring, as case numbers in the country continued to edge downwards.
Germany's shutdown in place since November is having a noticeable affect, said Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) on Friday. He advised caution with a possible new vaccine, however.
The Health Minister says compulsory testing for people returning to Germany from risk countries will begin this weekend. It comes amid a rise of infections.
Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn says a mobile phone app to help trace coronavirus infections in a bid to keep the spread under control will be made available to the public in the coming days.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she sees a shimmer of hope in the coronavirus crisis, but warned against being careless and no longer heeding to social distancing rules.
