German HM ‘optimistic’ that Covid-19 vaccine will be ready ‘next year’
Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said he is confident that a vaccine for the coronavirus will be ready next year. He earlier urged everyone to stay vigilant amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases.
Spahn refused to state a specific month when a vaccine would be ready, emphasizing that scientists and the public must work together to create a vaccine “faster than ever before in the history of humanity.”
“I’m optimistic that in the next months, and certainly in the next year, there can be a vaccine,” he told ZDF TV channel.
Spahn’s message comes after the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded 1,226 new Covid-19 cases in the country on Wednesday, the highest daily increase since early May. Spahn called this figure “very worrying,” urging Germans to stay vigilant.