A German pilot tracked down a giant syringe in the air on Sunday to encourage people to get the coronavirus vaccine as the immunization campaign begins in Europe.
Reuters reported that 20-year-old Samy Kramer mapped out the route before flying over the air at Lake Constance in southern Germany. The flight path was shown on the Flightradar24 website.
“There are still a relatively large number of people who are against vaccination and my action can remind them to think about the topic to get things moving,” Kramer told Reuters.
“Maybe it was also a bit of a sign of joy as the airline industry has been hit pretty hard by the pandemic,” he added.
The German pilot Samy Kramer spurred a syringe in the air before Christmas. He mapped out a route of 200 kilometers that later appeared on the flightradar24 internet site. He said he wanted to support the vaccination campaign. Well done! pic.twitter.com/vGDGFxa2QJ
– Andreas Michaelis (@GermanAmbUK) December 28, 2020
Countries of the European Union received their first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine last weekend. In Germany, those caring for vulnerable populations and people over 80 are given priority to get the vaccine first.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Saturday: “At the moment, trucks are on their way across Europe, through Germany and its regions, to deliver the first vaccine. More deliveries will follow the day after tomorrow. This vaccine is the key to ending this pandemic. “
The EU has agreed to buy 300 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, as well as millions of additional doses from other pharmaceutical companies.
According to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 data dashboard, Germany has so far confirmed more than 1.6 million cases and more than 30,000 deaths.