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Will Germany make vaccination compulsory?

World Business Report

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz will take office this week to lead a three party coalition which aims to deal with low rates of vaccination. It is thought getting a jab could become mandatory for some jobs, such as working in hospitals, or nursing homes. Support is growing for the idea, as Germany is experiencing a surge in infections and it is feared the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could make the situation worse. Christian Schulz, an economist with Citigroup in Frankfurt, tells the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Russell Padmore there is a political consensus about getting more people vaccinated. (Picture: Covid vaccine. Tulcarion via Getty Images.)

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