COVID: WHO urges Europeans to wear masks during Christmas

Germany will begin coronavirus vaccinations on December 27 with elderly care home residents, Health Minister Jens Spahn announced Wednesday, with the European Union aiming for all 27 member states to begin on the same day. In a statement, Germany's 16 state-level health ministers said Spahn had announced 'the expected approval and supply of the BioNTech vaccine' with distribution beginning shortly before year's end. As Germany holds the EU's rotating presidency, that could mean December 27 will be the start date for all member countries. Also Wednesday. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said that France could begin vaccinations 'in the last week of December' if 'all conditions are met'.