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“Everyone in Germany will either be vaccinated, recovered or dead”
Germany’s health minister has issued his starkest warning on the importance of being vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country battles a deadly fourth wave
During a news conference on Thursday, the minister said “by the end of this winter everyone in Germany will either be vaccinated, recovered or dead”.
Cases throughout the country are rising rapidly… with the infection rate at its highest level since the pandemic began and many hospitals already full.
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 30-thousand new infections, which is 7-thousand more than a week ago.
Germany has one of the lowest vaccination rates in all of Europe… with around 68 percent of the eligible population fully vaccinated against the virus.
To curb the virus, the government will introduce tougher restrictions… which will see unvaccinated excluded from certain venues.
Covid vaccines will not be mandatory at this stage, but the health minister says getting jabbed is a “moral obligation”.