Prognosis
Merkel Says All Germans to Be Offered Vaccine by End of Summer
- ‘No shortage of money or commitment’ to achieve target
- Chancellor spoke with officials, drugmakers as pressure mounts
Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference in Berlin, on Feb. 1.
Photographer: Hannibal Hanschke/AFP/Getty Images
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Chancellor Angela Merkel promised all Germans a first shot of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of September, as long as drugmakers stick to their delivery commitments.
Even if new shots aren’t approved, Europe’s largest economy will have sufficient supplies despite earlier delays, the German leader said late Monday in Berlin after crisis talks with pharmaceutical executives, cabinet ministers, the country’s 16 state premiers and European Commission officials.