A municipal worker hands a bag of noodles to a woman after she was inoculated with a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 14 in El Alto, Bolivia. But the Liberals haven't been clear on what transpires if a federal employee refuses to get vaccinated. From The NationalCanadians react to fall election during COVID-19 pandemic 2:12 Canadian voters had mixed reactions to news that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's request to trigger an election was approved — particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. France has fully vaccinated 52 per cent of its population, according to Our World in Data, with another 15 per cent partially vaccinated. Meanwhile, Germany's standing committee on vaccination has given the go-ahead for all young people above the age of 12 to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2021 19:52 UTC