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Enno Lenze, a German entrepreneur, journalist, and museum director, had what felt like another job looking for a vaccination, a hunt he had been on since December. He lives in Berlin and had asked local doctors for leftover shots, but was willing to travel: he applied for the vaccine in Serbia, inquired about options in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq, and even tried to get a U.S. visa to try his luck there.
Finally, an option came through. World Visitor, a Norwegian travel agency, offered a package that included flying to Moscow to get Sputnik V, the Russian vaccine. Lenze and 50 other Germans jumped at the chance and traveled there earlier this month for their first jabs. They now must return in May for the second dose. With each visit they are required by the Russian government to remain in the country for three days to be monitored, but Lenze says he didn’t mind.