Corona vaccine: First airline wants to introduce mandatory vaccination for passengers

Health Minister Jens Spahn expects the first corona vaccinations in Germany this year.

The first airline wants to introduce a mandatory vaccination for passengers.

• The partners

  Biontech

  and

  Pfizer *

  have applied for an emergency

  approval of

  their

  corona vaccine *

  in the

  USA

  .

• US immunologist

  Anthony Fauci

  described the

  corona vaccines *

  as "cavalry" in the fight against the pandemic *.

• Health Minister

  Jens Spahn

  and Vice Chancellor

  Olaf Scholz

  expect the first vaccinations in

  Germany

  as early as December.

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from November 24th, 7:22 am:

"We will require international travelers to be vaccinated before we let them on board," said

, head of the Australian airline

, in an interview with the broadcaster

on Monday.

Concerned about the further spread of the

, the company wants to

introduce

on intercontinental connections.

A decision has not yet been made on how to proceed with domestic flights.

As soon as a

available, the

terms

and conditions will be adjusted accordingly,

said

.

He assumes that his airline is not alone in this, but that

introduced worldwide.

"I think this will be a normal thing, judging from conversations with my colleagues from other airlines."

#BREAKING: QANTAS CEO confirms that proof that you've been vaccinated for COVID-19 will be compulsory for international air travel onboard his aircraft.

# 9ACA pic.twitter.com/dhk3Hsnxn9

- A Current Affair (@ ACurrentAffair9) November 23, 2020

Corona vaccine: Health Minister Spahn visits IDT Biologika

Update from November 23, 9.42 a.m.:

Health Minister

and

, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, inform during their visit to the vaccine manufacturer

in Dessau-Roßlau in a press conference about the state of research.

The two politicians answer questions after a tour of the company.

Alongside

and

IDT

is

the third German company * that is

hopes for successful coronavirus vaccines.

The federal government wants to secure at least five million vaccine doses from IDT, said Spahn.

130 million euros would be made available in research funds, an additional 30 million would be invested in the company in advance in order to secure production.

There is reason to hope that vaccinations against Sars-CoV-2 can be started at the beginning of next year, possibly even at the end of this year, the Minister of Health continued

.

The vaccine from IDT will only be available later than the preparations from the other companies.

Corona vaccine: Next breakthrough company - 70 percent effectiveness

Update from November 23, 8:34 a.m.:

The next breakthrough in

in the fight against the novel

: Another company, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company

positive data on a corona vaccine intended for Europe is relevant.

The vaccine avoids with around

of contracting

, the company announced on Monday based on data from the important test phase III.

The effectiveness of the vaccine, however, lags behind that of the preparations from Pfizer / Biontech and Moderna.

The vaccine was developed together with Oxford University.

Both single and double vaccination data were taken into account.

According to preliminary data, the effectiveness of the vaccines from Pfizer / Biontech and Moderna is around 95 percent for double vaccinations.

: According to the information, the preparation can be stored at refrigerator temperatures of two to eight degrees.

The

is based on the weakened version of a

virus

.

It contains genetic material from a surface protein with which the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen docks onto human cells.

The agent works in two ways: It is supposed to promote the formation of specific antibodies as well as T cells - both are important for the immune system.

Unlike the vaccines from the Mainz company Biontech and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer as well as the US company Moderna, the British-Swedish preparation does not belong to the mRNA vaccines.

Corona vaccinations earlier than expected?

"Reason for optimism": Spahn and Scholz name a possible time for corona vaccinations

Update from November 23, 7:10 am:

“There is reason to be optimistic that a vaccine will be approved in Europe this year.

And then we can start immediately with the vaccinations, ”said Federal Minister of Health

the

.

He asked the federal states that the

should be

mid-December

.

That seems to work.

Finance Minister

also raised hopes for

this year.

"We have made the preparations so that it could start in December," said the Vice Chancellor on Sunday evening on

.

He thinks that the vaccination will start "faster than we thought some time ago," emphasized

.

Spahn

was optimistic that it would

for

.

For example, many of the likely vaccines

.

They could be given in normal

.

"And then it goes quickly: Let's not forget that in a few weeks up to 20 million people are vaccinated against the flu every year," said Spahn.

Corona vaccine: Spahn announces the establishment of an online platform

He also announced the

on the

achieved

, differentiated according to

and

.

According to

,

has

now

secured

for Germany

through the

or bilateral agreements and options

.

"Even with two doses per vaccination, we would have enough for our own population and could share it with other countries," said Spahn.

The Minister of Health announced that Germany will also

secure

vaccination doses from the Dessau vaccine manufacturer

.

He and Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister

the manufacturer on Monday.

Corona vaccine: Research Minister reaffirms security

Update from November 21, 9:05 a.m.:

Federal Research

Minister

has

emphasized

the safety of the new potential

.

“The vaccine will meet the same safety standards as all the others,” Karliczek told the

.

"This also means that the authorities will continue to provide close support after approval and have an eye on the

and

the vaccine - exactly how it usually works." She added: "So nobody needs to worry." Karliczek emphasized: "The

."

Corona vaccine: Biontech and Pfizer have applied for emergency approval

Update from November 20, 9:55 p.m.: Biontech

and

had already announced it, now the two companies have

actually applied for

emergency

approval

for their

from the US FDA.

Pfizer confirmed this on Friday on Twitter.

If the active ingredient is approved, particularly vulnerable people in the

could be

vaccinated as early as mid to late December.

"Applying for an emergency license in the USA is a crucial step in making our vaccine candidates

available to

the

as quickly as possible

," said Biontech co-founder

.

Pfizer boss

spoke in an Internet video of a "historic day for science and all of us".

We are submitting our first request for an #EUA in the US for vaccine candidate # BNT162b2 against # covid19.

We look forward to continuously providing data to various regulatory authorities as part of our rolling review process - including the @EMA_News.

https://t.co/Lk7MTlwE5R pic.twitter.com/OjZ2IxiU3a

- BioNTech SE (@BioNTech_Group) November 20, 2020

Corona vaccine: Olaf Scholz calls for global solidarity

Update from November 20, 4:50 p.m.:

Finance Minister

has

asked

the leading

to participate in the

international

.

"Germany and Europe have already pledged substantial financial

resources

here," said the Vice Chancellor after consultations with the

finance ministers on Friday.

is the second largest donor.

But: "It is necessary that all G20 countries participate," explained

.

According to the Ministry of Finance, a total of

for the

and globally

of

.

The latest news on this gave hope, said

.

A

alliance is now

necessary to ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines.

Corona vaccine: USA plans delivery within 24 hours of approval

First report from November 20:

Munich / Washington - In the past few days, several companies have reported great successes in developing their

.

Chancellor

spoke on Thursday evening that a vaccine could be approved in Europe in December or "very quickly after the turn of the year".

The Mainz company

and its US partner

want to

apply for

in the

for their

on Friday

.

“We will be shipping millions of vaccine doses within 24 hours of FDA approval.

So my message is: Hope and help are on the way, "said US Health

at a briefing for the

the White House on Thursday.

The government hopes that if the decision is positive,

could be available before the end of the year.

Azar also

reported that it is expected that the American vaccine developer

also soon ask for permission for its vaccine.

He praised the work of the scientists.

"In the past two weeks we have seen

about vaccines," said the US Secretary of Health.

Most recently, there were

more than 2,200

in just one day

in the

.

Corona vaccine: "Operation Warp Speed" is intended to ensure rapid distribution

“The goal is to make this vaccine as convenient for people to distribute as the flu vaccine,” said

.

A

, based on a public-private partnership, is already in place.

Army General

, head of this so-called

, assured that there would be

.

“We can ship the vaccine doses anywhere a US state wants to give them.

You can go to one central location or 10,000 different locations, ”he said.

Around 100 million vaccine containers are already ready.

Once Emergency Use Authorization comes, "24 hours later, vaccines will be distributed to the American people and be ready for administration."

pic.twitter.com/3m2gSSJduh

- The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 19, 2020

Coronavirus: US immunologist Fauci describes vaccine as "cavalry" in the fight against the pandemic

The renowned US immunologist

also spoke about the

at the briefing

.

"The speed of the process has not compromised security in any way," he affirmed.

Fauci rejected concerns that the development of

should have been accelerated at the expense of tolerability and effectiveness.

The data from the studies on the vaccines were

judged

by

who owed no one, not even the government.

Fauci

called on the American people to

continue to follow

the "simple" 

to prevent

.

You should wear masks, keep your distance and avoid crowds.

He described the effective

as the "cavalry" in the fight to contain the

.

“When you are fighting in a battle and the cavalry is on the way, you don't stop shooting.

You keep going until the cavalry is there - and then you might want to keep fighting, ”said Fauci.

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