Germany Moves Toward Mandatory Covid Shots as Europe Clamps Down
- Push would be a major shift for Scholz’s new administration
- Governments from Ireland to Greece are taking tougher steps
Visitors queue for Covid-19 vaccinations in Berlin. Germany has a relatively low vaccination rate of less than 70%.
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Germany took a step closer toward making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory as the incoming chancellor threw his support behind the move, part of a tougher line by European leaders as the pandemic spirals out of control.
Olaf Scholz called for a parliamentary vote on the step before the end of the year, saying on Tuesday that he would allow lawmakers to make the decision.