Germany has received 2.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca shot so far, but administered just 721,000, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Authorities in Berlin opened a sixth large vaccination center at the disused Tempelhof Airport in the heart of the capital Monday that will administer only the AstraZeneca vaccine. That would be twice as many as the roughly 5 million shots Germany has managed since vaccination started at the end of December. Silvia Firat, who works in elderly care, said she had initial misgivings about the AstraZeneca vaccine after hearing that some had strong reactions to it. The AstraZeneca vaccine has yet to be authorized for use by U.S. regulators.

Source: ABC News March 08, 2021 15:25 UTC