Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer announced on his trip to Russia that Germany would like to purchase 30 million doses of the corona vaccine Sputnik V.
Dresden / Moscow - Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) traveled to the Russian capital Moscow on Wednesday (April 21) for a multi-day visit.
During his trip, he met with the Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, among others, for a conversation.
Corona vaccine Sputnik V: Germany wants to buy 30 million cans
The two politicians are likely to have mainly talked about the developments in the corona pandemic at their meeting on Thursday (April 22nd). According to Kretschmer, the Federal Republic of Germany wants to buy a total of 30 million doses of the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V *. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Saxony on the sidelines of the meeting with the Russian Minister of Health in Moscow.
"We want to buy three times ten million cans - in June, July and August - Sputnik V", says Kretschmer.
“The prerequisite is approval from the European Medicines Agency,” added the CDU * politician.
The approval by the EMA forms the necessary basis of trust.
It would be a great success if that succeeded in May, said the Saxon Prime Minister.
The Russian health minister assured us that they wanted to achieve this approval together.
"The minister is in good spirits, as are we."
Corona vaccine Sputnik V: Kretschmer convinced of acceptance in Saxony
Then 10 million doses of this vaccine could be purchased in June, July and August.
“We will then receive 500,000 cans each according to the Königstein Key in Saxony.
That is also an order of magnitude that would really help us, ”assured Kretschmer.
“We will see whether the approval and acceptance is as high everywhere as in Saxony and the new federal states for this vaccine *.
Maybe we'll get even more then, ”said the CDU politician.
Kretschmer himself announced that he would be vaccinated with the Astrazenca * corona vaccine in the coming week.
He deliberately wanted to show that this vaccine is safe, he said.
The vaccination rate in Germany could soon be significantly accelerated in the fight against the corona pandemic * anyway. According to media reports, the vaccination prioritization should be lifted at the end of May. This means that all people in Germany who want to be vaccinated could be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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