Berlin German health officials have warned the country is in the grips of a "very worrying" spike in Covid-19 cases and expanded its booster vaccine program to all adults, after a new record in daily infections was registered for the second day running. Health Minister Jens Spahn announced Friday that everyone in the country will become eligible for a booster …
Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images German Health Minister Jens Spahn is telling Germans to diligently follow coronavirus safety rules, warning that vaccines won't arrive quickly enough to prevent a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Germany will suspend air links with Britain "from midnight", the health minister said Sunday, following in the footsteps of Belgium and the Netherlands after a new more infectious coronavirus strain appeared in the UK. A government source had earlier told AFP the restriction could be adopted by the entire 27-member European Union and that countries are also discussing a joint …
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the country has granted regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing. …