https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany’s opposition conservatives are proposing to only require vaccination of people over 50, instead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s plan to require all adults to get the jab. https://www.thelocal.de/20220111/german-conservatives-float-mandatory-vaccination-for-over-50s Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:04:56 +0100 german-conservatives-float-mandatory-vaccination-for-over-50s The increasingly serious Covid situation in Germany has provoked discussion on the topic of mandatory vaccinations - but some critics say compulsory jabs would go against the constitution. We take a look at the facts. https://www.thelocal.de/20211122/fact-check-could-germany-legally-introduce-compulsory-vaccination Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:40:05 +0100 fact-check-could-germany-legally-introduce-compulsory-vaccination Health Minister Jens Spahn says Germany is on track to offer nine out of 10 adults who are willing to be vaccinated a shot by mid-July. https://www.thelocal.de/20210531/german-health-minister-predicts-90-percent-of-people-who-want-vaccine-will-have-one-by-mid-july Mon, 31 May 2021 12:46:50 +0200 german-health-minister-predicts-90-percent-of-people-who-want-vaccine-will-have-one-by-mid-july Due to the discovery of a new Indian variant in Britain, the UK is currently classed as 'risk area' for Covid-19. But can people still travel between Germany and the UK if they're fully vaccinated? https://www.thelocal.de/20210517/reader-question-can-i-travel-from-the-uk-to-germany-if-im-vaccinated Mon, 17 May 2021 16:57:03 +0200 reader-question-can-i-travel-from-the-uk-to-germany-if-im-vaccinated