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The number of new infections with the corona virus in Germany continues to increase. Söder and Kretschmann advocate loosening the vaccination sequence. The overview.


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Employees of a hairdressing salon in Saxony are preparing to reopen on Monday - despite the increasing number of cases

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Prince William warns of false vaccination news on the Internet

06.00 a.m:

The British Prince William has warned of fake news about the alleged dangers of corona vaccinations.

"Social media is overflowing with rumors and misinformation," said the second in line to the British throne in a video released on Saturday from Kensington Palace.

In it, William and his wife Kate talk by video call with two women with health problems who will soon be vaccinated.

In one of the conversations, a diabetic said she had read a lot about the corona vaccinations on the Internet, which made her "a little nervous".

William replied that "one has to be careful who we believe and where we get our information from."

He tried to encourage the woman: "Catherine and I are definitely not medical experts, but if that's any consolation - we can wholeheartedly support the vaccinations."

Söder and Kretschmann want to release AstraZeneca vaccine for everyone

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The AstraZeneca corona vaccine has an acceptance problem in Germany, more than a million doses were recently lying around unused.

The federal states are now calling for a loosening of the vaccination sequence in order to avoid wastage.

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder suggested that unused doses of the vaccine from the depots should be released for vaccination for everyone.

“Before he lies down: vaccinate whoever wants to.

There mustn't be a can of AstraZeneca left over or thrown away, «said the CSU politician.

"Because everyone who is vaccinated protects himself and others," Söder told the "Bild am Sonntag".

The Bavarian Prime Minister is striving for a nationwide regulation to loosen the vaccination sequence for the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the vaccine should also be able to be vaccinated by general practitioners.

Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) also spoke out in favor of opening up access to vaccines for all population groups as long as some vaccines encounter reservations.

»The prioritization is absolutely important - at least as long as the vaccine is still in short supply.

At the same time, we cannot afford the vaccine standing around and not being vaccinated because some of those entitled reject it.

Then we have to loosen up this strict regime and vaccinate people who are not yet in turn after the prioritization, "Kretschmann told the" Welt am Sonntag ".

The Czech Republic

is to receive the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.

Saturday, February 27, 2021, 11.12 p.m.: The

Czech Republic expects a delivery of the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V. Czech President Miloš Zeman said on CNN Prima News that he had contacted Vladimir Putin with a request.

"If I am properly informed, this request will be granted," said the 76-year-old.

You still need approval for the vaccine, admitted Zeman.

He himself said that approval from the Czech drug authority SUKL would be "completely sufficient".

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš recently expressed a different opinion.

He wants to wait for the official approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) first.

Russia had already approved Sputnik V last summer, although important tests had not yet been carried out by then.

In February, Hungary was the only EU country to start administering the Russian Covid-19 vaccine.

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