28 Dec 2020 / 01:13 H.
(Adds BioNTech response to German districts, Dutch delay in inoculations) Goal is to offer vaccine to all adults through 2021 Thank God, says first recipient in Spain, 96 Delays in some German cities over cooling concerns Urgency as new virus variants crop up
By Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni
MADRID/ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide. Thank God, 96-year-old Araceli Hidalgo said as she became the first person in Spain to have a vaccine at her care home in Guadalajara, near the capital Madrid.
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27 Dec 2020 / 23:56 H.
(Adds detail on German delays, detail, background, edits) Goal is to offer vaccine to all adults through 2021 Thank God, says first recipient in Spain, 96 Delays in some German cities over cooling concerns Urgency as new virus variants crop up
By Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni
MADRID/ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide. Thank God, 96-year-old Araceli Hidalgo said as she became the first person in Spain to have a vaccine at her care home in Guadalajara near the capital Madrid. Let s see if we can make this virus go away.