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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by Olaf Scholz, left, arrive for a press conference following a meeting with the heads of government

Both outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholzs (left) have said the unvaccinated are to face additional restrictions

This afternoon.

Via Bloomberg:

Germany imposed stringent nationwide restrictions on people who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19 and limited attendance at soccer games and other public events…

In one of her final acts as chancellor, Angela Merkel held talks with her incoming successor, Olaf Scholz, and Germany’s 16 regional premiers on Thursday, where they agreed on new curbs including allowing only people who are vaccinated or recovered into restaurants, theaters and non-essential stores.

The officials also backed a plan to make Covid shots compulsory, saying that the lower house of parliament would vote on it soon. Scholz said he expects the measure to pass, and Merkel said she would vote for it if she was in the Bundestag.

A vaccine mandate would be a major departure after Merkel and other officials insisted shots would be a personal choice…

Germany Imposes Strict Curbs on Unvaccinated to Stem Covid (Bloomberg)

AP

Meanwhile…

This afternoon

Achtung, Unjabby.

Earlier: Greek Tragedy

Yesterday: Maskschluss

This afternoon.

Cork city.

Via The Irish Examiner:

The State stands ready to administer Covid vaccines to primary school children if European regulators approve it, the Taoiseach has said.

Micheál Martin said, however, it was unlikely children in the five to 11 age group will get the jab here before Christmas, given the timeline and logistics involved.

Mr Martin said the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which has since October been evaluating the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on children aged between five and 11, is expected to issue its recommendation soon – possibly within the next two weeks.

My view there is that we will then have to go to Niac here but I would support the rollout to children in due course once it’s authorised by the relevant authorities who have the clinical expertise to make that recommendation,” he said.

Taoiseach: Ireland will vaccinate primary school children if EMA approves it (Irish Examiner)

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RollingNews

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Pfizer and BioNTech said their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100% effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose.

The companies said that the new data, which involved 2,228 trial participants, will help support their applications for full approval in the United States and worldwide.

No serious safety concerns were observed in individuals with at least six months of follow-up after the second dose.

Vaccine 100% effective in teenagers after 4 months – Pfizer (RTÉ)

“Mandatory vaccination is not the best means to achieve the highest vaccine uptake”

Dr Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme

He’s looking well.

Must be the booster.

Meanwhile…

Yes, but…

…FIGHT!

Taoiseach Micheál Martin addresses the nation last night on new covid restrictions

Anyone?

R-nought?

Julian Behal/RollingNews

This morning.

This can only mean one thing.

They know their history?

No. The populist variant is mutating.

Via The Irish Times:

Surging Covid rates in some of Europe’s central and eastern states are demonstrating a worrying correlation between vaccine scepticism and populist politics.

The phenomenon is marked in the German-speaking states of Austria, Germany – particularly those parts which emerged from East Germany – and Switzerland, currently top of the European league of the unvaccinated.

All three are seeing surging Covid rates. More than 55 million Germans are fully vaccinated, but 22 per cent of adults remain unvaccinated, three times Irish levels.

And polls show a strong correlation between refusal to vaccinate and support for far-right parties like Alternativ für Deutschland and Austria’s Freedom Party….

Riiight.

The populist surge (Irish Times)

Graph: Financial Times

“You won’t be able to hide. You will be miserable.

You will have a very lonely life and you won’t be able to maintain your employment.”

Dr Chris Perry, Queensland President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) discussing the future for the unjabbed.

Gulp.

Meanwhile…

Steady on, Hun.

Meanwhile…

Splutter!

This morning.

They’re kidding.

Or are they?

They are obviously kidding.

We may never know.

We do know. Stop it.

Alternatively…

Ahead of the game.

Last year’s Late Late Toy Show.

The stars of The Little Mermaid, this year’s Gaiety Panto

This morning.

Oh yes they did.

Boo, hiss.

Meanwhile…

Wednesday.

Verona Murphy’s assertion that vaccinated and unvaccinated share the same risk of spreading the rona has come under scrutiny from The Journal‘s fact checkers.

To wit:

Right.

Cleared that up.

FactCheck: Are vaccinated people as likely to transmit Covid-19 as non-vaccinated people? (The Journal)

Wednesday: Reckless People

Thanks KN

Meanwhile…

FIGHT!