German vaccination campaign saved thousands of lives: study
By DW
14 August 2021 |
4:33 pm
Germany's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, found that vaccines have a high level of effectiveness against the virus. German politicians are debating the best way to ramp up vaccinations in the country.
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