The Latest: Germany defends vaccine campaign, procurement

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says impatience in Germany with what is widely being perceived as a slow start to coronavirus vaccinations is understandable, but things will improve.
Spokesman Steffen Seibert also said Monday that the government stands by its decision last year to have the European Union order vaccines for the whole 27-nation bloc.
Nearly 265,000 vaccinations had been reported to Germany’s national disease control center by Monday, a week after th