German Lawmakers Back Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

Karl Lauterbach, new Federal Minister of Health, speaks at the plenary session in the German Bundestag in Berlin, on Dec. 10, 2021. Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP

BERLIN—German lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a bill that requires staff at hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Of the 689 votes cast in the lower house on the measure, 571 were in favor and 80 were against. Abstentions were recorded for 38 lawmakers.