Germany to open up virus vaccinations to all adults in June

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that Germany will open up COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults in June, based on projections that the country will receive 80 million doses from manufacturers in the second quarter of the year.

Speaking after a meeting with the governors of Germany's 16 states, Merkel said that depending on the actual number of vaccines delivered, the existing system of prioritizing the most vulnerable would be dropped in June (asterisk)at the latest." "This doesn't mean that everyone will immediately be able to get vaccinated,” she said. "But everyone will be able to try for a vaccine appointment.”