German lawmakers seek elusive compromise on vaccine mandate


              File Photo shows a 85-year-old man receiving a booster vaccination in the so called "vaccination express" tram in central Frankfurt, Nov. 4, 2021. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
            
              FILE - Lawmakers attend a debate about a vaccination mandate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 26, 2022. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
            FILE - A doctor injects vaccination against the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease to a man inside the Klunkerkranich restaurant and night club during an ongoing vaccination campaign of the Clubkommission in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 5, 2022. German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sought a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament, suggesting a less sweeping mandate that would initially oblige everyone aged 50 and above to get shots. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)