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COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
Date27 December 2020 (2020-12-27) – present
LocationNationwide
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic
TargetFull immunisation of people in Germany against COVID-19
Participants41,662,903 people with one dose
24,657,569 people fully vaccinated (17 June 2021)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Germany began on 26 December 2020.[1] As of 17 June 2021, 41,662,903 people have received at least one dose (50.1% of total population), while 24,657,569 people have been fully vaccinated (29.6% of total population).[2]

Vaccines on order

German vaccination certificate with evidence of two-dose of COVID-19 vaccination

There are several COVID-19 vaccines at various stages of development around the world. The ones listed as "pending" in the table below are under review by the European Medicines Agency as of 15 May 2021.[3]

Vaccine Approval Deployment
Pfizer–BioNTech 21 December 2020 27 December 2020
Moderna 6 January 2021 12 January 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca 29 January 2021 7 February 2021
Janssen 11 March 2021 5 May 2021
CoronaVac Pending Pending
Novavax Pending Pending
CureVac Pending Pending
Sputnik V Pending Pending

The Germany Immunization Committee (STIKO) initially recommended jabs from AstraZeneca[4] and Janssen only for patients ages 60 and above after reports of blood clot post-vaccination, but this was made available to everyone by the federal government on May 6, 2021[5] and May 10, 2021,[6] respectively.

Doses delivered

Listed in millions,

As of June 13, 2021
10
20
30
40
50
  •   Pfizer–BioNTech
  •   AstraZeneca
  •   Moderna
  •   Johnson & Johnson/Janssen

Vaccination groups

COVID-19 vaccination center in Hall 4 of Cologne Trade Fair.

The vaccine is planned to be distributed in four priority groups.[7]

Vaccination group 1

The first priority group received their first vaccination on 26 December 2020. Everyone ages 80 and above, residents & caretakers of senior residents and high risk medical personnel are included in this group.

Vaccination group 2

This group consists of everyone ages 70 to 79, people with high risk preexisting conditions or down syndrome or psychologically impaired and their caretakers, caretakers of pregnant women, and other medical personnel not included in group 1.

Vaccination group 3

Group 3 consists of everyone ages 60 to 69, people with moderate preexisting conditions and their caretakers, employees of the government, shops, and vital infrastructure, and teachers.

Vaccination group 4

Everyone under the ages of 60, but at least 16 years old, who are not included in the above vaccination group will be the last to get inoculation once most members of the top three priority groups receive their first dose. At a press conference on 26 April 2021, chancellor Angela Merkel promised to remove the prioritization by June.[8], with Health Minister Jens Spahn later announcing its end on June 7, 2021.[9] However, the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Berlin decided to enable this group to also get vaccinated through a doctor's office starting on Monday, 17 May 2021.[10][11][12]

On May 27, 2021, chancellor Angela Merkel announced the extension of this priority to include children ages 12 to 15, on the condition that at least one existing vaccine is approved for use in this age range by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)[13]

Statistics

Vaccination figures were obtained from the RKI, updated every business day and correspond to progress on the previous day.[14] Starting from April, inoculations can also be administered at a doctor's office alongside the existing vaccination center and mobile teams [15] and from 7 June at a company's physician office. A first dose is described as a person who received at least one COVID-19 vaccine doses, while a full dose stands for a person who completed the vaccination process with the prescribed doses.

Cumulative vaccinations

Vaccinations per day

Vaccination by federal state

First and second vaccination by federal state
Federal state Vaccinated population Percentage of population vaccinated
first dose full dose first dose full dose
Baden-Württemberg 5.427.762 3.117.954 48,90 % 28,09 %
Bavaria 6.110.101 3.737.935 46,55 % 28,48 %
Berlin 1.835.062 996.174 50,01 % 27,15 %
Brandenburg 1.218.220 677.165 48,31 % 26,85 %
Bremen 378.476 205.182 55,56 % 30,12 %
Hamburg 861.423 508.271 45,36 % 26,76 %
Hesse 3.094.132 1.666.970 49,21 % 26,51 %
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 819.308 496.597 50,95 % 30,88 %
Lower Saxony 4.042.848 2.237.209 50,58 % 27,99 %
North Rhine-Westphalia 9.342.774 5.458.744 52,06 % 30,42 %
Rhineland-Palatinate 2.028.062 1.144.819 49,54 % 27,96 %
Saarland 523.335 339.441 53,03 % 34,40 %
Saxony 1.804.391 1.182.178 44,31 % 29,03 %
Saxony-Anhalt 1.036.942 617.866 47,25 % 28,15 %
Schleswig-Holstein 1.541.367 862.488 53,08 % 29,70 %
Thuringia 1.014.457 596.338 47,55 % 27,95 %
Bundeswehr / German Federal Police 147.151 71.159
Germany 41.225.811 23.916.490 49,57 % 28,76 %
Total injected doses 65.142.301
As of 17 June 2021 per data from Robert Koch Institut.

References

  1. ^ "Erste Corona-Impfungen in Halberstadt: Pieks für 101-Jährige" (in German). dpa. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Aktueller Impfstatus". impfdashboard.de (in German). Federal Ministry of Health (Germany). Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  3. ^ "COVID-19 vaccines: under evaluation". European Medicines Agency. n.d. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Germany restricts use of AstraZeneca vaccine to over 60s in most cases". Deutsche Welle. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: Germany opens up AstraZeneca COVID vaccines for all adults". Deutsche Welle. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Johnson & Johnson prioritization lifted" (in German). tagesschau. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Vaccination priority" (PDF). German Ministry of Health. Retrieved 10 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Merkel: Germany to let everyone apply for vaccine by June". Deutsche Welle. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Germany to open up vaccines to all adults from June 7th: What you need to know". thelocal.de. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Coronavirus in Bavaria: Assistance in English". Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Corona-Impfungen in Arztpraxen künftig freigegeben - große Nachfrage". Südwestrundfunk. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Ab Montag Berlin hebt Impfpriorisierung bei Ärzten auf" (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ Thurau, Jens (27 May 2021). "COVID: Germany's Merkel wants vaccines for children aged 12 to 15". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. ^ https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Daten/Impfquoten-Tab.html
  15. ^ "Germany: Merkel, state leaders agree on strategy to jump-start vaccinations". Deutsche Welle. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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