Coronavirus: Two-thirds of Germans willing to receive COVID vaccine
03 January 2021 |
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A poll has shown a large majority of people in Germany want to receive the vaccine which is due for rollout on December 27. Nevertheless, more than half of the survey's participants were concerned about side effects.
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