Corona vaccine: Angela Merkel comments on the vaccination sequence - and names the time for the end of all restrictions

The development of corona vaccines is in full swing worldwide.

But who is vaccinated?

Angela Merkel has now spoken out.

• Scientists

  around the

  world are researching the

  coronavirus *

  and trying

  to develop

  a

  vaccine *

  .

• The French company Sanofi-Aventis is also participating in the global race against the virus.

• But who is vaccinated?

  Angela Merkel has now spoken out.

• Here you will find the Corona news from Germany and a map of the current infection situation.

Update from November 8, 2020:

The

continues to spread, on

the

reported

an absolute record in Germany

with over 23,000

within 24 hours.

On

, Angela Merkel said again, in a video for the "Open House", the Chancellor declared that the urgently awaited

probably first be used to protect the health system.

"The question of who will be vaccinated first is discussed with the Standing

, the Leopoldina Science Academy and the Ethics Committee," said

in the video in which the

answered citizens' questions.

“But I think I can reveal so much that I say that right at the front are, of course, nurses, doctors and people who belong to a

.

But then there are quite a few in our country, ”said Merkel.

It

is not yet clear

when exactly a

available.

But the

hopes that the first vaccines will be approved very soon.

"Then of course there will not be enough vaccine available," said the

and emphasized: "Nobody will be forced to be vaccinated, it is a voluntary decision."

Preparations for a

under way.

The

planned their own vaccination centers.

We still have to see how much

will be available and how long this vaccine will immunize.

The central task is to make the population as a whole immune to the virus.

If 60 to 70 percent of the population are immune - through vaccination or an illness they have survived - the virus is "more or less defeated," said Merkel.

"Then we can lift all restrictions as well," she said.

Corona vaccine: German head of research gives harsh forecast - "Pandemic will not be defeated in 2021"

First report from October 31, 2020:

Munich / Frankfurt - Since the

around the world, scientists * have been researching the development of an effective

at full

.

The pharmaceutical company

working on it.

In an interview with

, the head of

research and development for Germany explained

which vaccines could be available, how safe they are and whether he would have himself tested.

He also described that one thing in the corona pandemic was different than usual.

Corona vaccine: three types are being worked on

In principle, three types of vaccine would be tested, as

explains:

Even if there are different experiences, Maas makes no difference for himself personally: “I would get vaccinated with all three types.

"With regard to the plans for a dead vaccine, Maas said:" If we receive approval, Sanofi will probably bring such a vaccine onto the market in the summer of next year. "An insulin filling plant in Frankfurt is already being converted for this purpose.

“We will manufacture 200 million cans per year there,” says the pharmaceutical entrepreneur.

A lot of money has to be invested in the development of a vaccine without any certainty whether the substance will be approved by the authorities at all.

The

that enter the company here Maas called

.

"So far, Sanofi has invested hundreds of millions in research, development and testing of a vaccine without knowing whether it will work," says Maas.

Corona vaccines should remain affordable: "No company will be able to make a profit"

Nonetheless, it would ensure that prices would not go so high and that a company could make extreme profits from the vaccines.

“Governments everywhere will ensure that the vaccine

remains

and no company will be able to make a profit here.

I expect that the price for one dose will be affordable for everyone, including the poorer countries, ”Maas explained.

Even if there is great economic potential in vaccine development, the race is more collegial than hostile.

“The enemy is not the competitor, but the virus.

Everyone sees it that way.

The science and business community works together excellently across borders and continents.

The authorities and politics are also pulling along.

Everyone knows that no one can produce eight billion vaccine doses alone, ”said Maas, describing the“ unique ”situation in an interview with

.

Corona: Far-reaching immunization not yet foreseeable - "a gigantic logistical undertaking"

While the prospects for a

are good right now, that doesn't mean the pandemic will be over next year.

“If the vaccine is there, it is very good, but it will not improve our situation immediately.

It then has to be mass produced, bottled and distributed.

We need four to eight billion doses of vaccine worldwide, depending on whether a simple vaccination is sufficient or whether it has to be repeated.

”says Maas, describing the challenge.

Nonetheless,

the population

board appears to be

the only long-term effective means of ending the pandemic.

The worldwide cooperation gives hope for a cooperative, international strategy.

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