![BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 13: A medical assistant inoculates a man with the Johnson and Johnson Janssen vaccine against Covid-19 during a local vaccination drive at the Revolte Bar in Friedrichshain district on June 13, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The bar owner, together with local doctors, organized the drive to administer 200 doses today, with invitations as a thank you gesture having gone out to people from the neighborhood who have supported the bar through the pandemic lockdown. While mass vaccination centers across Germany are administering inoculations at a record pace, many communities have also launched local vaccination drives. Nearly 50% of the population in Germany has so far received a first vaccination dose and coronavirus infection rates have plummeted. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CS4SLGKS2YO2O5EWNLFHUP6KUA.jpg?smart=true&auth=31fa4ec0fc60346e70c14f1af58114f45a6f8d9066dc862707efc484e8d67225&width=400&height=225)
A man receives an outdoor vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson shot in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
A man receives an outdoor vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson shot in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
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