{"id":427877,"date":"2022-04-07T11:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/germany-lawmakers-weigh-compulsory-covid-shots-for-over-60s\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T11:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T08:14:13","slug":"germany-lawmakers-weigh-compulsory-covid-shots-for-over-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/germany-lawmakers-weigh-compulsory-covid-shots-for-over-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"#Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory COVID shots for over 60s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33f0a6b9452\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33f0a6b9452\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/germany-lawmakers-weigh-compulsory-covid-shots-for-over-60s\/#%E2%80%9CGermany_lawmakers_weigh_compulsory_COVID_shots_for_over_60s%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory COVID shots for over 60s&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGermany_lawmakers_weigh_compulsory_COVID_shots_for_over_60s%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory COVID shots for over 60s&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"File Photo shows a 85-year-old man receiving a booster vaccination in the so called &amp;quot;vaccination express&amp;quot; tram in central Frankfurt, Nov. 4, 2021. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. Credit: AP Photo\/Michael Probst, File\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig.jpg\" alt=\"Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory COVID shots for over 60s\" title=\"File Photo shows a 85-year-old man receiving a booster vaccination in the so called &amp;quot;vaccination express&amp;quot; tram in central Frankfurt, Nov. 4, 2021. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. Credit: AP Photo\/Michael Probst, File\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                File Photo shows a 85-year-old man receiving a booster vaccination in the so called &#8220;vaccination express&#8221; tram in central Frankfurt, Nov. 4, 2021. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. Credit: AP Photo\/Michael Probst, File<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>German lawmakers are debating Thursday whether to require all people aged 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus\u2014a compromise solution the government hopes will receive a parliamentary majority.\n                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his health minister had originally called for a vaccine mandate to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to all adults in Germany, but some government lawmakers and most of the opposition have balked at the idea.<\/p>\n<p>After months of haggling, a cross-party group has proposed that only older people will be required to get the shot, though there will be compulsory counseling for all adults to help them weigh up the advantages and risks of vaccination against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Two opposition proposals are also being debated: the center-right Union bloc has proposed preparing a vaccine register to determine who has received a shot, but opposes a requirement to get one. The far-right Alternative for Germany party objects to any mandate and wants the existing vaccine requirement for health workers repealed.<\/p>\n<p>Germany has managed the pandemic well compared to some of its European neighbors, with fewer deaths per capita than Italy, France, Britain or Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Democratic lawmaker Dagmar Schmidt, who presented the compromise bill targeting over-60s, noted that the number of infections has been going down lately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Lawmakers attend a debate about a vaccination mandate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 26, 2022. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. Credit: AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber, File\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800\/2022\/germany-lawmakers-weig-1.jpg\" alt=\"Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory COVID shots for over 60s\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Lawmakers attend a debate about a vaccination mandate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 26, 2022. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. Credit: AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber, File<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Official figures show the confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany declined in recent weeks from a peak of about 300,000 daily to just over 200,000 in the past 24 hours. There were 328 COVID-related deaths, according to Germany&#8217;s disease control agency.<\/p>\n<p>But Schmidt said it was necessary to prepare for a new rise in cases and a possible new variant later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will face the same challenge next fall that we did last fall,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The virus won&#8217;t simply disappear.&#8221;\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                                                                        German lawmakers seek elusive compromise on vaccine mandate\n                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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