Chancellor Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert made an “urgent appeal” on Monday to people who could not make their Covid vaccine appointment – “Cancel!” he said. However, Seibert said the government had no plans to introduce fines for no-shows to vaccine appointments that are not cancelled in advance. READ ALSO: Germany discusses fines for Covid jab no shows‘Take advance of vaccine appointments’Seibert also called on the population to get vaccinated. READ ALSO: Why Covid vaccine demand is dropping in GermanyWhen assessing the Covid situation in Germany, Seibert said one of the decisive factors on loosening restrictions is the number of people who are vaccinated. VocabularyPeople who don’t show up for vaccine appointments – (die) Impftermin-SchwänzerPenalties/fines – (die) Strafzahlungen or (die) StrafenCancel – Sagen Sie ab!

Source: The Local July 05, 2021 13:06 UTC