Germany's SPD expects vote on general vaccine mandate in March


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  • Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination centre in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - The ruling Social Democrats (SPD) expect a bill on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory in Germany to be voted on by parliament in March, the party's leader in the legislature said on Tuesday.

Parliament passed a law in December making coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for certain professions from mid-March onwards.

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