Germany Gives Record 1.1 Million Covid Shots as Cases Ease

  • Nation exceeds 1 million doses in a day for the first time
  • Vaccinations should continue to pick up pace into June: Spahn
WATCH: France’s government says it will lift all restrictions by June 30, while Germany administered a record 1.1 million vaccine doses on Thursday. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Germany administered a record of just under 1.1 million Covid-19 shots Wednesday, further accelerating efforts to control the pandemic in Europe’s biggest economy.

General practitioners administered a total of 730,000 doses, and vaccine centers another 360,000 shots, accounting for more than 1% of the population for the first time, Health Minister Jens Spahn said at a news conference in Berlin.