Initially, Germany’s health minister has announced, there will probably only be 400,000 vaccine doses for Germany, with another 11 to 13 million to follow by March -- a fraction of the amount the Americans are getting.
Dramatic consequences are brewing for the German government: Without being able to vaccinate on a broad scale, the country won’t be able to stop the virus. Which means that the fall and winter of 2021 could be similar to this year, with high infection rates, contact restrictions and lockdowns.
The EU only secured 200 million doses from BioNTech, with an option for 100 million more that would be manufactured later. According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, BioNTech had additional capacity and apparently offered that capacity to the EU: up to 500 million doses in the first round.
But the European Commission reportedly rejected the offer.
Es geht nicht an, daß die EU nur von dem deutschen Biontec kauft, das französische Sanofi muß gleichermaßen beauftragt werden.
"That’s why buying more from a German company wasn't in the cards,” says one insider familiar with the negotiations. The European Commission has denied that version of events, saying it isn’t true that Paris took massive steps to protect Sanofi.
Dummerweise stellte es sich heraus, daß der Impfstoff von Sanofi erst ein Jahr später bereit ist.
Ups.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-planning-disaster-germany-and-europe-could-fall-short-on-vaccine-supplies-a-3db4702d-ae23-4e85-85b7-20145a898abd
Etwas tabloider drückt das der Daily Express aus:
EUROPE faces another year of lockdown misery after the EU's botched coronavirus vaccine scheme backed the wrong drugs - while Britain jabs away.
(jab: Spritze/n)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1375218/EU-news-coronavirus-vaccine-scheme-France-Germany-latest