EU must consider mandatory Covid jabs, says Von der Leyen
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Helena Smith in Athe from World news | The Guardian on (#5SHVZ)
European Commission president says EU states need to discuss idea in response to spread of Omicron variant
The EU must now consider mandatory vaccination in response to the spread of the highly contagious" Omicron Covid variant across Europe, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said.
In a call to action, Von der Leyen said the EU's 27 member states should rapidly deploy booster doses and a commission communique backed countries opting to temporarily enforce pre-travel PCR tests even within the bloc's borders.
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