Comments by "Drew Hodge" (@drewhodge3820) on "Lockdown in Germany extended by three more weeks | DW News" video.

This is because of the EU Commission's failure to order vaccines in a timely manner.
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@themsmloveswar3985 I think it's very sad. Germany tried to order vaccines about the same time as the UK and the EU Commission stopped Germany and other EU countries ordering vaccines. Then the Commission took more than 3 months. For all the differences between the UK and the EU, no one would would wish the ongoing Covid mess on anyone. I have friends in Germany. They tell me they are facing another lockdown and it's hard to see how they will see freedom from that this summer. The UK is seeing a massive drop in Covid numbers because they were able order vaccines in good time. So i understand why my friends in Germany are upset and frustrated and angry.
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@insatsuki_no_koshou I'm sorry but you are very wrong. It's a well known fact the EU Commission did stop Germany ordering vaccines along with other EU members. Then the EU took over 3 months to place the order with AZ. This had nothing to do with safety testing. Now some EU countries are having to order and use vaccines from Russia and China that have not been tested or given the green light for use in the EU, like Hungary and Poland. All the EU Commission needed to do was write a letter of intent to order the vaccines if they worked and passed the safety and effectiveness tests. That 3 month delay meant many other countries around the world got to the front of the queue. Now countries like Italy that are so desperate have stopped exports of vaccines to Australia. This makes the EU look very bad to the world.
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