In what could be Merkel’s last speech in the Bundestag before the elections on September 26th, Merkel called on the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19. “We have all been the guinea pigs for those who have so far held off. Please join in.”(article continues below) See also on The Local:On Tuesday Merkel said: “Of course, none of us were and are guinea pigs in any way when we get vaccinated. “People are not guinea pigs in this country,” said Laschet on Saturday in Potsdam. Meanwhile, CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak said: “Anyone who describes 50 million vaccinated people as guinea pigs lowers confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine.”The latest data shows 65.9 percent of the German population has received at least one jab and 61.4 percent are fully vaccinated.

Source: The Local September 07, 2021 10:30 UTC