Speaking at a televised discussion on the health situation in Germany, Spahn said the country needed to fast-forward its vaccination rollout as the Delta variant spreads throughout Europe, reported Reuters. The drugmaker plans to provide some 5.32 million vaccine doses in July, 10.28 million in August and as many as 14.5 million doses in September, reported news broadcaster Deutsche Welle. READ ALSO: Share of Delta variant Covid cases in Germany almost doubles in a weekThere are hundreds of thousands of vaccines by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson not being used up immediately, according to the health minister. Although the health situation is improving in Germany, the share of Delta variant Covid infections among new cases in the country is rising. Spahn said the outbreaks of the Delta variant in Britain and Israel showed the need for Germany to ramp up their vaccination campaign.

Source: The Local June 27, 2021 10:41 UTC