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German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks through the plenary hall at the parliament Bundestag during a debate about a vaccination mandatory in Germany at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health, speaks at the Bundestag session in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 7, 2020. The Bundestag votes on mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German parliament Bundestag debate about a vaccination mandatory Germany at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FILE - In this April 26, 2021 file photo, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas, April 1, 2022 German lawmakers are debating Thursday whether to require all people aged 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus _ a compromise solution the government hopes will receive a parliamentary majority. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s