Manufacturers deliver less Vaccination campaign could stall

Status: 16.06.2021 2:47 p.m. In Germany there will be fewer BioNTech cans available next month. Johnson & Johnson is also delivering less than planned. The German vaccination campaign could suffer a setback as a result. The vaccine manufacturer BioNTech will deliver significantly less vaccine to Germany in July than in June. Instead of 5.7 million cans for the last week of June, only 3.2 million cans are planned for the first week of July (KW 27). But there could be no question of a surprising cut, said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Health. Rather, BioNTech preferred deliveries in June that were actually intended for later. It was always clear that the delivery volume of the Mainz manufacturer in the third quarter would be around 40.2 million vaccination doses lower than the around 50 million in the second quarter. So far there has only been a clear delivery promise for the first week of July with 3.235 million cans. After that, around 3.3 million doses per week can be expected. That was also communicated to the federal states. SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach therefore warns of a setback for the vaccination campaign: “If the BioNTech deliveries fall so sharply, it will be difficult to demonstrate herd immunity before mid-September,” he told the “Spiegel”. At the same time, it is shown that the delta variant is highly infectious and sometimes causes severe disease. “That’s scary,” said Lauterbach.

06/02/2021

6.5 million fewer doses from Johnson & Johnson

The US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will also deliver significantly fewer vaccine doses than planned. The European Commission expects that J&J will not be able to meet its delivery targets to the EU for the second quarter. The reason for this is a decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), according to which 17 million doses of the vaccine cannot be used in the EU for safety reasons after cases of contamination have occurred in a US plant. The group will therefore probably not reach its delivery target of 55 million cans by the end of June, says a commission spokesman. So far, only around twelve million cans have been delivered. The Federal Ministry of Health estimates that J&J will be able to deliver around 6.5 million fewer doses to Germany than planned by the end of June because of the breakdown. “That is unfortunate, because every vaccine counts,” said a spokeswoman. The ministry expects the missing quantity to be replenished in July.

June 16, 2021

Waiting for Sputnik and Curevac

The Germans will probably have to wait even longer for the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, because, according to government circles, approval will be postponed “probably to September, maybe even to the end of the year”. The reason is that the Russian manufacturer has not yet submitted the necessary clinical trial data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the news agency Reuters learned from government circles. The clinical dossier was supposed to be available by June 10th. The Russian state fund RDIF, which sells Sputnik V, described the information as incorrect. All the necessary data on the clinical studies have been submitted and received positive comments. Initially, no comments were received from the EMA. The vaccine from Curevac is also not yet available. The vaccine from the Tübingen company, once praised as a bearer of hope, is still not approved. The Federal Ministry of Health has therefore canceled the delivery of 1.4 million vaccine doses originally planned for the current second quarter. According to health expert Lauterbach, the delay in approval could indicate that the effectiveness of the Curevac vaccine is not looking good.

06/07/2021

Moderna delivers a little more

Meanwhile, there are increasing complaints about the shortage of vaccines – from company doctors, general practitioners and some vaccination centers. The calls from some prime ministers for more vaccine also persist – while millions of Germans are still waiting for an initial vaccination. There is positive news from Moderna: The US manufacturer will increase its delivery volume compared to June, from 622,000 to 733,000 cans per week. In addition, Schleswig-Holstein is giving part of the AstraZeneca vaccine provided by Denmark to Hamburg. Thanks to the delivery, at least 8,000 new appointments can be made in the vaccination center in the megacity since today. The neighboring state does not manage to use the cans from Danish stock in time before the expiry date at the end of June.

background June 15, 2021

Duong’s pair of bottles from more than 10 million beer cans is considered a “unique” product. Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong’s pair of vases is 1.8 m high, 0.6 m wide at the widest place. It took him about 4 years (2014-2018) to complete this pair of water hyacinths. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Mr. Duong said that the idea of ​​making items from beer cans was born in 2010. Since then, he has started collecting cans of a beer brand to make the colors of the items uniform. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Over the years of collecting, Mr. Duong has had millions of beer cans. After thinking for a while, he decided to tie the beer can into a unique bottle. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc According to Mr. Duong, first create a frame for the pair to read the vase. Next, he used a fine fabric, cut it into a thin thread and threaded it through the ring of a beer can around the frame to create a unique vase. It takes thousands of rings to make a circle around the single-pot frame. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc “Only one broken eyelet has to be removed and redone. The hardest part is in the mouth and sole. I have to be skillful and meticulous to be able to connect the eyelets evenly, beautifully winding and not losing the object. worthy when arranging the rings,” said Mr. Duong. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Duong’s pair of bottles from more than 10 million beer cans is considered a “unique” product. Many people came to see and offered to buy at a high price, but Mr. Duong still did not agree to sell. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc

A pair of water hyacinths 1.86m high has been made by Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong for more than 4 years. Photo: NGUYEN TRANG Mr. Duong said: “The idea of ​​making water hyacinth from cans of water since 2012 and I started collecting cans throughout 2014 to obtain a large amount”. After collecting, Mr. Duong washed and coated the cans with a shade to keep them for a long time. By 2015, Mr. Duong started to design a hyacinth, he used thin aluminum wire to knit, connect to form the frame of the water hyacinth. After that, he continued to use water pipes with a diameter of 20cm to be inserted inside to keep the water hyacinth standing upright. He used a smaller water pipe 17-18cm in diameter inside the original large pipe, the purpose of which can pour water and flower arrangements. All steps on the frame, the inner structure is complete, Mr. Duong continues to make the more difficult process of connecting the cans together and the boss overlaps in succession. “I used yellow spandex and cut thin enough to pass through the hole in the can. Use at least 10m of fabric to connect 10 million pieces of cans for each water hyacinth ”. According to Mr. Duong, the hyacinth base, knotted areas are the most difficult. He had to be skillful so that the water hyacinth wouldn’t lose its symmetry when it was placed from the bottom up. He had to remove and install it many times to make the base of the water hyacinth. Mr. Duong also made a tea kettle made of colorful cans. He said, in the near future, he plans to make more products from cans. >> Some pictures of a pair of water hyacinths made from a bottle of cans. Photo: NGUYEN TRANG The pair of water hyacinths is made from a box of 1.86m high All are connected by yellow elastic fabric between the holes Mr. Duong has done many times to make the bars straight and even The cans are joined by yellow spandex. Mr. Duong also made a teapot made of a variety of colorful cans The cans arrange colors according to a predefined layout

The unique pair of Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong. Photo: Tran The stand of Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong is 1.8 m high, with the widest diameter of 0.6 m. It took him four long years to combine millions of cans of beer into this single pair. A pair of unique cans are made from millions of cans of beer Mr. Duong, said that the idea of ​​making items from beer cans has sprung up since 2010. Since then, he started to collect a beer brand’s cans so that the color of the objects is homogeneous. Over the years of collection, Mr. Duong has millions of cans of beer. After a moment of thinking, he decided to turn the can of beer into a single pot. To make a pair of poisonous bottles, Mr. Duong used millions of cans of beer. Photo: Tran First, Mr. Duong created a frame for the pair of poisons. Next, he used a fine cloth, cut into thin fibers that were threaded through the cans of beer around the frame to create a unique vase. Making a circle around a unique frame takes thousands of pieces. Only one piece of fault is required to remove it again. Just like that, Mr. Duong worked diligently for 4 years to complete. The beer cans are formed. Photo: Tran According to Mr. Duong, the mouth and base are the two most difficult parts of the vase. It must be very meticulous to be able to make evenly curled, beautiful curves. “I started to finish it from 2014 to 2018 to finish it. As a result, I have to use millions of cans of beer to finish 2 pots,” said Duong. In addition to the bottle, Mr. Duong also made a number of items such as a teapot basket. Photo: Tran Mr. Duong’s unique pair of bottles from millions of cans of beer is considered “unique”. Many people came to see it very much and wanted to buy it at a fairly high price, but he had not agreed to sell.

It took more than 4 years, Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong completed a pair of unique bottles from millions of these cans of beer. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc A pair of unique bottles from more than 10 million pieces of beer cans of Mr. Duong is considered a “unique” product. The stand of Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong is 1.8 m high, with the widest diameter of 0.6 m. It took him about 4 years (2014-2018) to complete this pair of hyacinths. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Mr. Duong said, the idea of ​​making items from beer cans has been around since 2010. Since then, he started to collect a beer brand from a beer brand to have a uniform color. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Over the years of collection, Mr. Duong has millions of cans of beer. After a moment of thinking, he decided to turn the can of beer into a single pot. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc According to Mr. Duong, first create a frame for the pair to read the bottle. Next, he used a fine cloth, cut into thin fibers that were threaded through the cans of beer around the frame to create a unique vase. Making a circle around the frame takes thousands of cans of beer. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc “It only takes one thread to fail to disassemble and rework. The hardest part is the mouth and base. I have to be skillful and meticulous to be able to connect evenly, well-curled cans and not lose weight. It’s good to fold the cans, “said Mr. Duong. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Mr. Duong’s unique pair of bottles from more than 10 million pieces of beer cans is considered a “unique” product. Many people came to see and offered to buy at quite a high price, but Mr. Duong did not agree to sell. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc

According to Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, Germany wants to purchase 30 million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V. “We want to buy three times ten million cans – in June, July and August – Sputnik V,” said the CDU politician after a conversation with Russian Health Minister Mikhail Muraschko in Moscow. The prerequisite, however, is approval by the European Medicines Agency. EMA approval forms the necessary basis of trust. It would be a great success if approval were granted in May, said Kretschmer. There is currently an EMA delegation in Moscow. The Russian Minister of Health has assured that they want to achieve this approval together. “The minister is in good spirits, and so are we.”

Kretschmer: Great approval in Saxony

Kretschmer assumes that the Russian vaccine will enjoy great approval in Saxony. If the delivery works, the federal state would receive 500,000 cans in each of the three months according to the distribution key of the federal states. “We will see whether the approval everywhere is as high as in Saxony and the new federal states for the vaccine – maybe we will get more then,” said Kretschmer, alluding to possible reservations in western federal states. Kretschmer himself wants to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in the coming week. He deliberately wanted to show that this vaccine was safe, he said. On Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the fact that some EU countries were already using Sputnik V without EMA approval. Health Minister Jens Spahn announced negotiations on the purchase after countries such as Bavaria and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had negotiated independently with the Russian manufacturer. In Germany, the federal government is responsible for the procurement of vaccines.

The European Union has agreed with the manufacturers BioNTech and Pfizer to deliver a further 100 million corona vaccine doses. This means that the EU will now definitely receive a total of 600 million vaccine doses for the 27 member states, announced the pharmaceutical companies. The 100 million cans already contain the 50 million that the EU announced last week that they would be delivered. The Commission had already agreed on an option for this additional vaccine at the beginning of the year, which is now being implemented.

Cans cover around two thirds of EU needs

“The additional 100 million vaccine doses from this option will help accelerate vaccination campaigns in the EU,” said BioNTech board member Sean Marett. The 600 million cans covered about two thirds of the needs of the European population. According to this, 250 million cans are to be delivered in the second quarter. That is four times as many cans as in the first quarter. EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen also confirmed a few days ago that the Commission is holding talks with both companies about a further contract for 1.8 billion cans for delivery in the next year and the year after. The EU’s vaccination campaign has recently been criticized time and again for being too slow.