Germany to roll out BioNTech/Pfizer COVID vaccine on Dec 27 - Berlin city government

Germany will on Dec. 27 roll out the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus with priority given to seniors in care homes, the Berlin city government said on Wednesday after a conference with the federal health minister.

"The federal states will start vaccination against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on Dec. 27," the local government that runs the German capital said in a statement after a conference between Health Minister Jens Spahn and health officials from Germany's 16 states.