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Moderna insists Covid vaccine deliveries on track after report claims it won’t be able to deliver up to 878,000 doses to Germany

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Modern has denied a report that it canceled delivery of hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses promised to Germany by the end of the month, in what was described as a serious setback for the country’s inoculation drive. … Read More >Moderna insists Covid vaccine deliveries on track after report claims it won’t be able to deliver up to 878,000 doses to Germany

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Merkel backs shock lockdown to stem rising Covid cases across Germany

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing a short, sharp lockdown across Germany to stem a sudden rise in Covid cases, her spokeswoman confirmed, saying the nation’s health system was under growing pressure. … Read More >Merkel backs shock lockdown to stem rising Covid cases across Germany

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‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Germany’s western region of Saarland has relaxed some of its Covid-19 lockdown rules in exchange for people getting tested more often. Officials hope the new model will bring Germany more freedom and help it beat the virus. … Read More >‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

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‘I would be vaccinated with Sputnik V’: German pharma CEO praises Russia’s vaccine & ‘outstanding scientists’

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has “a lot of good scientific data” behind it, the head of Germany’s Bionorica SE pharmaceutical company, Michael Popp, told RT, as he shared his company’s experience working with Russian specialists. … Read More >‘I would be vaccinated with Sputnik V’: German pharma CEO praises Russia’s vaccine & ‘outstanding scientists’

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German health minister promises to scrap tests & quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens, but doesn’t say when it will happen

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Editor

Freedoms reserved for Germans with a recent negative Covid-19 test will be also offered to those who are fully vaccinated, the country’s health minister has promised, teasing an upcoming lifting of the much-loathed lockdown. … Read More >German health minister promises to scrap tests & quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens, but doesn’t say when it will happen

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Warships & submarines entering zone of Nord Stream 2 pipeline in ‘planned & prepared provocations’ to obstruct work, says operator

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Editor

With the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline nearing completion and US sanctions against contractors failing to stop its construction, its operator has reported an increased “provocative” activity of warships in the area. … Read More >Warships & submarines entering zone of Nord Stream 2 pipeline in ‘planned & prepared provocations’ to obstruct work, says operator

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German expert panel says under-60s who got first AstraZeneca shot should receive DIFFERENT vaccine for second jab

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A German expert panel has recommended those who received one AstraZeneca jab should take another vaccine as their second dose, since the British jab’s side effects could be more dangerous than taking two different products. … Read More >German expert panel says under-60s who got first AstraZeneca shot should receive DIFFERENT vaccine for second jab

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Study reveals trick coronavirus uses to evade immune system, which may help upgrade vaccines against new variants

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

The novel coronavirus uses a mechanism similar to car windshield wipers in order to defend itself against the human immune system, a new study says. The authors believe their model could help reinforce existing vaccines. … Read More >Study reveals trick coronavirus uses to evade immune system, which may help upgrade vaccines against new variants

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‘The answer is NO!’: 71-yo German minister rejects Vaxzevria jab, says won’t be ‘patronized’ by younger health minister

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

An attempt by Germany’s health minister to promote the Vaxzevria vaccine (AstraZeneca) – which he is ineligible for due to his younger age – was undermined by a fellow cabinet member who flat-out refused to take the jab. … Read More >‘The answer is NO!’: 71-yo German minister rejects Vaxzevria jab, says won’t be ‘patronized’ by younger health minister

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‘No time to wait’: French economy minister lashes out at Germany for delaying approval of EU coronavirus relief plan

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

France’s Minister for Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire, has scolded Germany for delaying an EU Covid-19 aid package, after that country’s top court paused its ratification last week. … Read More >‘No time to wait’: French economy minister lashes out at Germany for delaying approval of EU coronavirus relief plan