EU Chief urges countries to consider mandatory vaccines amid variant fears

Brussels-Decmber 02 (Online): European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday European Union countries should consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant.

Speaking at news conference in Brussels, she said vaccines would be crucial in the fight against the highly contagious new variant.

Ms von der Leyen said it was understandable and appropriate for EU members to discuss mandatory Covid vaccinations given that a third of the bloc’s population was unvaccinated.

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