I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine: Merkel

20 March 2021, 02:15 AM

UPDATED 20 March 2021, 08:19 AM

Reuters, Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a news conference, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on March 19, 2021. Photo: Michael Sohn/ Pool via Reuters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she would take AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot.

"I would get vaccinated with AstraZeneca," Merkel told a news conference after a meeting with state leaders.

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