BERLIN, February 10 (Reuters) – Germany will run against limits on its ability to protect people against COVID-19 by the end of March, health ministry documents showed, as expected an increase in supply puts its network of vaccination centers to the test. .
So far Germany is starving with sights as drug dealers have production problems, but shortages appear to be easing as delivery accelerates, according to a revised vaccine strategy published by the ministry of health Wednesday.
The update of the strategy came when BioNTech launched a new German biotech facility in the German city of Marburg, with the expectation that the first vaccines made there would be released in early April.
The BioNTech bullet, made in partnership with US drug company Pfizer, was the first to gain a license to use it in the European Union.
Germany is also receiving vaccines from Moderna and AstraZeneca. The Pfizer and Moderna photos need to be kept frozen, while Astra can be stored in refrigerators, making it ideal for GP administration.
About 2.4 million people have been vaccinated in Germany, or 2.9% of the population, since starting the vaccine in December, health ministry data showed.
Initial shortages should comply in the second quarter with more abundant supply, when Germany expects to receive 77 million vaccine doses. Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised sights for all adults who want one before the end of the summer.
To meet this target, vaccines will be offered at GP clinics, working in parallel with the existing network of more than 400 vaccination centers, read the plan document.
“It is becoming clear that vaccination centers need to continue to operate for longer, even after doctors are involved,” he read.
In the plan, the German Statutory Healthcare Institute (ZI) proposed to increase the daily capacity of vaccine establishments to 300,000 from 200,000 to meet targets.
According to Zi’s calculations and based on drug manufacturers ’delivery promises, Germany will be able to absorb about three million people each week from May and administer about a million hits per day by the end of June. (Narrated by Andreas Rinke Written by Riham Alkousaa Edited by Douglas Busvine)