Reuters exclusively reports Germany may miss COVID-19 vaccine donation goal, blames manufacturers

Reuters exclusively reported that Germany may miss its target to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this year due to conditions imposed by manufacturers and delivery shortfalls, a health ministry official said in a letter to Brussels. The 100 million doses account for half the total promised by European Union member states to poorer countries this year, according to the European Commission. The German foreign office said on Oct. 19 that Germany had only donated just over 17% of that amount.