On Wednesday, Health Minister Jens Spahn said more than half the population of Germany is now fully vaccinated, but concerns are growing about a slowdown in uptake.
“41.8 million Germans now have full protection, while 61.1 percent have received at least one shot. The more people who get vaccinated ,the safer we will be in autumn and winter,” Spahn wrote on Twitter.
Germany’s vaccination campaign accelerated in the spring after a sluggish first few months, yet the country remains some way off the 80 percent targeted for herd immunity.
Unlike other European countries such as France and Greece, Germany has so far ruled out introducing compulsory jabs for certain parts of the population
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