Germans who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus will no longer be entitled to quarantine compensation payments and free COVID-19 tests starting in November, authorities announced on Wednesday. Health Minister Jens Spahn said after meeting with the country’s 16 federal states on Sept. 22 that the policy will go into effect on Nov. 1 in the country’s latest effort to get more people to take the shot. Critics of the policy have said such rules would be equivalent to a mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations because many employees cannot afford to stay at home without pay. Spahn said that getting vaccinated will remain a “personal decision” in Germany as he responded to the criticism, German news outlet The Local reported. Although that decision will now also come with “the responsibility to bear the financial consequences,” he added. “Some people will say this means pressure for the unvaccinated. I think we …
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