BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is planning to spend nearly 9 billion euros ($10.9 billion) this year to help procure up to 635.1 million COVID-19 vaccination shots for its population and other EU member states, a finance ministry document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
Delays to the EU's relatively slow vaccine roll-out and concern about new coronavirus variants are making it harder for European governments to ease current pandemic restrictions. The problems have led to some tensions between Brussels and Berlin.
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