Germany does not "
intend
" to make anti-Covid vaccination compulsory, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday (July 13th), again relying on the "
will
" of the population and "
publicity
" in favor of vaccines .
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"
I do not think that we can gain confidence by changing what we have said, that is to say no compulsory vaccination
", declared the German Chancellor during a press conference at the institute of health watch Robert Koch.
"The
more we are vaccinated, the more we will be free, the more we will be able to live again
", insisted Angela Merkel.
Compulsory vaccination for caregivers in France and Greece
The obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19 is gaining ground in Europe, as in France where it was decided for healthcare workers in order to contain the Delta variant.
Greece also announced it for caregivers from September 1.
Some 35.4 million people (42.6%) were fully vaccinated in Germany, and 48.6 million (58.5%) received a dose, detailed the Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, regretting that the tendency to "
slow down
" the rate of injections.
