German Soldiers Face Vaccine Mandate as COVID Cases Rise

Associated PressPublished: November 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 08: People, most of them elderly who had been brought by taxis paid for by the city, wait in line to enter the Arena events venue vaccination center to be inoculated against Covid-19 as members of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, help to direct traffic during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on April 08, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. German authorities are expecting a strong increase in the volume of inoculations in April as vaccine supplies stabilize. Germany began vaccinations in late December and authorities predict as many vaccine doses to arrive in April as in the three months before. So far about 13% of people in Germany have received a first dose. The Arena venue is one of six large-scale vaccination centers currently operating in Berlin. (Photo by Sean Gallup, Getty Images)

By FRANK JORDANS, The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19 infections continue to rise across the country.

The Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a report that officials and soldiers' representatives have agreed to add the coronavirus shot to the list of vaccines soldiers must get.

There were 1,215 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday reported within the military and the ministry's civilian staff.

The nationwide tally of newly confirmed cases rose by 45,326 in the past 24 hours, the country's disease control agency said Tuesday.

A further 309 deaths from COVID-19 were reported, taking the total toll since the start of the outbreak to 99,433.

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