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Reuters
Health

Germany may move teachers up the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations

Germany is considering moving school teachers and daycare staff up the priority list for vaccinations against COVID-19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists on Wednesday.

"It is not possible for these people to maintain social distancing while doing their jobs, which is what we guarantee or demand from employers in other professions," she said.

(Reporting by Thomas Escritt and Paul Carrel; Writing by Maria Sheahan)

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