How do Germans feel about a blanket COVID vaccine mandate?
By DW
12 February 2022 |
3:17 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pushing for a vaccine mandate as part of Germany's COVID-19 containment strategy, and lawmakers in Parliament are debating compulsory vaccines. So how do German citizens feel about the prospect of a mandatory jab?
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