BERLIN— Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday.
Spahn told the Bundesrat upper house of parliament he expected Europe’s biggest economy to be able to “lift the prioritization in June,” referring to current lists deciding who gets the jabs first. He added that the move may be possible even earlier.
After a sluggish start to its vaccination campaign which kicked off in December, Germany has managed to accelerate its rollout this month.
Some 21.6 percent of the population had received a first dose by Thursday, according to official data.
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