Germany is already ordering coronavirus vaccines for 2022, said German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Saturday.

“We’ll order vaccines as a precaution. If we don’t need them, good, but if we do need them then they will be available,” Spahn said, speaking at a town hall event.

At the event, Spahn acknowledged that Germany could be doing better in its distributing of the vaccine, but said the country is well on the way to immunizing the population.

“Around 2.3 million people have been vaccinated, of which 450,000 have received their second dose. Almost 70% of care home residents, 60 to 70%, have been vaccinated,” Spahn said. “Good news on a difficult start.”

Spahn also said that under the current response plan, some of Germany's lockdown restrictions could be lifted by summer, though it will depend on what experts say.