The ARD will broadcast a short-term special this evening with Chancellor Angela Merkel. That goes from a announcement of the transmitter. The interview with Merkel will be broadcast at 8:15 p.m. The Chancellor wants to answer the most pressing questions.
Here is the announcement in full:
“The last months of your chancellorship seem to be the most challenging at the same time: After the long months of crisis, the economy and the population hope for a more relaxed situation thanks to the vaccines. But supply bottlenecks from pharmaceutical companies make the government look weak. The national vaccination summit should change that: A vaccination plan is to be drawn up in the coming week to make vaccinations more reliable. At the same time, the government continues to appeal to the population and asks for patience and understanding. The opposition is dissatisfied: it criticizes omissions and insufficient results.
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How does the government intend to provide the federal states and municipalities with the much-needed planning security for vaccinations? And how does the Chancellor intend to motivate the population for the ongoing measures? Tina Hassel, studio manager and editor-in-chief of television in the ARD capital studio, and ARD editor-in-chief Rainald Becker will ask the Federal Chancellor these and other questions today, Tuesday, February 2, in ‘show your colors’. The first broadcasts the 15-minute special at 8:15 pm after the Tagesschau. “
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Chancellor Angela Merkel has renewed her promise to be able to make an offer to everyone who wants to be vaccinated by the end of the summer. © Reuters
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Criticism after vaccination summit
According to critics, the vaccine summit failed to answer many questions. Opposition and associations have shown disappointment with the results. Representatives of the Left, FDP, Greens and patient advocates criticized, among other things, that the consultations with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) had not brought enough concrete results. Criticism came from the economy because of the lack of prospects for a way out of the lockdown.
After several hours of talks with the prime ministers of the federal states, pharmaceutical representatives, representatives of the EU Commission and experts, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) confirmed on Monday evening the goal of offering all citizens a vaccination offer by the end of summer on September 21. But she also added: “I think we were able to bring in a bit of realism today. Because miracles won’t happen now. “
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