Berlin's governing mayor Michael Müller has urgently appealed to people to get vaccinated in view of the rising corona numbers.
"Every day counts," said the SPD politician on Thursday evening after a video conference between the heads of state and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
It is time to accept vaccination offers, first vaccinations as well as booster vaccinations.
Berlin - "Please do not wait, try to get vaccination appointments now," said Müller to the address of the citizens.
He asked for your understanding that there could be waiting times in vaccination centers or with some doctors.
But: "We will do everything we can to implement vaccination offers better and faster."
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The vaccination rate is clearly too low, complained Müller.
"There are too many people who do not accept offers even though they could." In his opinion, this is not due to the fact that there was too little education, advertising, vaccination options, money or determination.
"That is not the reason.
But the reason is that there is too much egoism and too much indifference. ”Dpa
