German finance minister says to receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

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  • Friday, 16 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin Germany April 15 2021. REUTERSAnnegret Hilse

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he was due to receive his first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

"I have always said I would get vaccinated when it is my turn," the 62-year-old politician told journalists on Friday. "Today is the day. Immediately afterwards, I will receive a jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine."

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