No jab, no joining in: Germany excludes those without coronavirus vaccine from public life

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that people who are not vaccinated will be excluded from non-essential stores, cultural and recreational venues, and that parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate, as part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections that again topped 70,000 newly confirmed cases in a 24-hour period.Speaking after a meeting with federal and state leaders, Merkel said the measures were necessary in light of concerns that hospitals in Germany could become…

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