German Health Minister Jens Spahn told German lawmakers Wednesday the nation is in one of the hardest phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, with infection rates high and a strained health care system, but an effective vaccine being delivered. The health minister said following the rest of Europe "is in the national interest of Germany and our citizens." German Health Minister Jens Spahn speaks at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on the start of the coronavirus vaccinations, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 13, 2021. Spahn assured lawmakers that Germany has enough vaccine for all of its citizens to be vaccinated this year. The government has been criticized by opposition parties for its relatively slow vaccination program, with 750,000 shots given in a nation of 83 million.

Source: Ethiopian News January 13, 2021 17:03 UTC