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Biontech Covid-19 vaccine a step closer

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The EU Commission has finalized sped-up negotiations for a contract to supply the latest covid-19 vaccine from the pharmaceutical companies Biontech and Pfizer. CDU Health Minister Jens Spahn had previously announced a quick conclusion of the contract. Germany hopes to secure up to 100 million vaccine doses in the coming months. Spahn emphasized that the approval procedures would be accelerated both in the USA and the EU, but that the requirements for the safety and effect of a substance...

Where does the vaccine for Covid-19 stand?

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University. Most other teams have had to start with small clinical trials of a few hundred participants to demonstrate safety. But scientists at the university's Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations, including one last year against an earlier coronavirus, were harmless to humans. That has enabled them to leap ahead and...

Latest Corona Developments in Germany

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

On April 30th 2020, German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented newely adapted corona rules. First of all it was announced that the contact restrictions would be extended until May 10th in any case. Merkel also made it clear once again that there will be no major events before the end of August. According to the federal government, the ban on major events, which is valid until the end of August, refers to public festivals, major sporting events with spectators, major concerts, festivals,...

Covid-19 and Germany's Leadership to support neighbouring countries

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Over the past few weeks there has been widespread curiosity about the German health care system. Since the coronavirus outbreak, the infection curve in Germany has risen just as steeply as in Italy, and the measures it has imposed are quite similar to those elsewhere. Yet, its death rate is noticeably lower. Covid-19, has hit Germany with force: According to John Hopkins University, the country had more than 122,215 laboratory-confirmed infections by 11-04-2020, more than any other country...

Flu vaccination: penultimate wave was deadliest in 30 years

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The flu season starts again: time for at-risk patients to get vaccinated! This year, the health insurance companies are again taking over the more expensive quadruple vaccine in order to prevent a flu wave like two years ago. It was the deadliest in 30 years. No one can predict how much flu will spread, because the viruses are extremely changeable. The best time to get vaccinated is around October and November. The flu wave usually reaches its peak after the turn of the year. The flu pathogen...

Germany Private Health Insurance and Corona

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The number of corona infections in Germany is increasing every day - despite efforts by the health authorities to limit the growth. Despite the massive restrictions such as school closings and curfews, it can currently be assumed that the peak of infections has not yet been reached. Even if the course of an infection with Corona is usually more like that of a mild flu, there is still the question of coverage through an existing or planned private health insurance. Here are some possible...

Additional support for German healthcare

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In order to cope with the corona crisis and to protect Germany from possible consequences, the government has agreed on a huge rescue package. According to the Minister of Finance, the healthcare system will receive 55 billion euros to respond flexibly and quickly to the pandemic. Among other things, the number of intensive care beds is to be doubled. After an official press conference, German Minister of Health Jens Spahn explained which further measures of support are planned for the...

Corona Crisis: Germany decides financial rescue package worth billions

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

To mitigate the consequences of the corona crisis for businesses and citizens, the German federal cabinet has decided on an unprecedented aid package. A supplementary budget with new government debt of 156 billion euros is planned. According to the German Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD), this package has "an order of magnitude that has not yet been reached". The minister spoke of a necessary and correct step. On the one hand, the decline in economic output, which is expected,...

Germany and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

As the corona virus COVID-19 spreads across Europe, medical patients with existing conditions are seeking more secure and safe treatment options than that which they would normally have sought. Often during treatment, a patient's immune system is compromised, which makes the threat of a rampart virus very concerning for those already undergoing medical care. Hygiene of clinics and effective procedures and isolation units are now more and more part of the equation when these patients look at...

Private Health Insurance in Germany - Pros and Cons

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The choice between private and statutory health insurance (public health insurance) and the specific services depends on the individual needs, characteristics and other factors of the person in question. As one can see below, private health insurance in Germany has a number of advantages and disadvantages. In the end it is the individual factor that decides which type of insurance is best for whom.   The general advantages and disadvantages of Private Health Insurance in Germany at a...

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Both private Health Insurance in Germany and public insurance, is often complicated to navigate, not to mention expensive. As an expat, you are required to navigate this landscape within weeks of arriving, so check our FAQ on PKV. For our guide on resources and access to agents who can give you a competitive quote, try our PKV Cost comparison tool.

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