In his new role as Federal Minister of Health occurs Karl Lauterbach (58, SPD) today in the footsteps of his predecessor Jens Spahn (41, CDU). Together with Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI), he will over Corona, Vaccination of children and the state of the Vaccine supply answer questions at the Federal Press Office.
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In addition, Prof. Dr. Jörg Dötsch, Director of the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Medicine at the University Clinic in Cologne.
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Did Jens Spahn (here on the left at the handover to his successor Karl Lauterbach) order too little vaccine?Photo: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / REUTERS
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In addition, Lauterbach announced on Tuesday that too little vaccine was available at the beginning of next year. On Wednesday, his ministry announced that it had ordered an additional 92 million cans for 2022. The budget committee in the Bundestag released 2.2 billion euros for this.
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