The flight track for a D-ENIG plane that traced a syringe [Photo: flightradar24.com /via Reuters]German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometres to remind people about the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Europe. Read Also: Coronavirus vaccine will not stop people from getting ill and dying - ScientistsThe 20-year-old pilot mapped out the route he would need to take on a GPS device before taking to the skies near Lake Constance in southern Germany. “Perhaps it was also a bit of a sign of joy, because the aviation industry has been hit pretty hard by the pandemic”, Kramer said. Read Also: Legend Dolly Parton on funding Covid vaccine - 'I'm a very proud girl'Germany officially kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday. The federal government is planning to distribute more than 1.3 million vaccine doses to local health authorities by the end of this year and about 700,000 per week from January.

Source: Standard Digital December 29, 2020 12:51 UTC