According to a media report, a diplomatic dispute over a vaccine is looming between Germany and the USA.
According to a report in the "Welt am Sonntag", Trump is trying to lure German scientists to America with large financial contributions or to secure the drug exclusively for his country, the newspaper cites government circles in Berlin.
According to the report, the US president is allegedly offering the company a large sum of money to exclusively secure its work. Trump would do everything to get a vaccine for the USA. "But only for the U.S.," the newspaper reports the federal government saying.
In response to an inquiry by the German Press Agency (dpa), the Federal Ministry of Health referred to statements that a ministry spokesman had already made to the newspaper "Welt am Sonntag". "The German government is very interested in the development of vaccines and active substances against the novel corona virus in Germany and Europe," the newspaper quoted the spokesperson. "In this regard, the government is in intensive exchange with the company CureVac."
Germany, the newspaper said, is trying to keep the company with financial offers. According to the report, CureVac is working together with the federally-owned Paul Ehrlich Institute for Vaccines and Biomedical Drugs to produce a vaccine against the virus.
DW report:
Germany and US wrestle over coronavirus vaccine