German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ready on Friday March 19 to order the Russian anti-Covid Sputnik V vaccine for her country if it is authorized by the EU, while she is widely criticized for the slowness of the campaign. vaccination in Germany.
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“
Regarding the Russian vaccine, I am of the opinion that any vaccine authorized by the European Medicines Agency should be used in the EU,
” she said at a press conference in Berlin.
In this case "
I would prefer an order from the EU
" but "
if this did not intervene then Germany should act for itself and that is what we would do
", she added.