After the criticism of the procurement of the vaccine doses, there will be another conference on January 6th.
At the Corona summit, Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have found clear words.
Recently, the criticism of a vaccination start that is too slow in Germany has become louder.
A further course of action will be discussed in a meeting on January 6th.
According to the
Funke media group,
Angela Merkel has
already
expressed herself
in harsh words.
Berlin - The first
corona summit
of the federal and state governments in the new year started with a two-hour delay.
The reason was "preparatory talks," as a government spokesman announced in advance.
Topic is certainly the
extended lockdown,
which was later officially announced
,
and its
further tightening
.
But also: the very slow
start of vaccinations in Germany
.
Corona vaccinations: 100 million more doses for Germany?
The criticism
of its procurement has lately been louder and the situation in Berlin has become more tense.
Der Spiegel
magazine
claims to have already learned that
negotiations are
underway with the manufacturer Biontech * to
double the
vaccination
doses delivered
.
If this contract were concluded, the delivery bottlenecks in Germany could be ended with an additional
100 million vaccine doses plus the option of 200 million more
.
However, delivery would only be possible in the second half of the year.
In a
meeting called for this on Wednesday, January 6th,
an exchange should take place on the question of "whether and how the
additional production of vaccines * in Germany
can be supported
in a
coordinated manner".
Health Minister
Jens Spahn
announced that he would provide further information on Wednesday afternoon.
Video: Federal government wants to accelerate production of vaccine
Chancellor Angela Merkel railed against harsh vaccination criticism from the SPD
According to the newspapers of the
Funke media group
,
statements by Chancellor Angela Merkel *
from the Federal Chancellery, which she made during the Corona summit on Tuesday,
are said to have already
penetrated.
The words of the Chancellor were therefore: "
If I ever unpack the
mistakes that went wrong here in this round, if I would make it public ..." The addressees of the threat are said to have primarily been
Prime Ministers of the SPD-led federal states
.
Because especially the SPD expressed harsh criticism of the slow procurement of vaccine doses in Germany and the entire EU.
Merkel is said to have added on Tuesday behind closed doors:
"Do we want a committee of inquiry into the behavior of the EU Commission?"
In addition, she expressed the wish that the group question itself critically, since mistakes had also been made there.
The clear words of the Chancellor: “I find ourselves
very self-confident
about how we judge others.” Merkel is also standing in front of her health minister, who has recently had to endure a lot of criticism - also from the coalition partner.
(jh) * merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network