Germany’s Scholz Eyes Targeted Vaccine Mandates to Contain Surge

Olaf Scholz said he will review possible immunization mandates for people who work with vulnerable groups, as Germany’s incoming chancellor tries to show he can gain control of a brutal outbreak.

Scholz said his government, which is expected to be sworn in in early December, will do everything to fight the pandemic. He’s been criticized for being slow to react. Angela Merkel asked members of Scholz’s coalition to impose a two-week lockdown, but officials refused, according to a report by the Bild newspaper.