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- 1Berlin Buyers Club urges German health bodies on updated COVID vaccines●Der Berlin Buyers Club fordert in einem Offenen Brief die STIKO, den Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss und Bundesgesundheitsmi
The Berlin Buyers Club has published an open letter calling on Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO), the Federal Joint Committee and Health Minister Nina Linnemann to make adapted COVID-19 vaccines accessible now. The group is demanding science-based vaccination recommendations and faster availability of updated shots for those who want them, framing access delays as a public health problem.
- 2Officials urge flu and COVID shots before end of October●Get flu and COVID shots before the end of October, public health officials say
Public health officials are telling people to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines before the end of October, so protection builds up before respiratory virus season peaks in the winter months. The advice applies broadly as both viruses circulate at the same time each year, and officials stress vaccination remains the best way to reduce severe illness and hospital stays.