LIVE: Protesters gather as Bundestag debates vaccine mandate, counter-protests expected

Ruptly is live from Berlin on Wednesday, January 26, as people gather in front of the German Bundestag to protest against a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The protest takes place as MPs are set to debate the vaccine mandate for everyone over the age of 18. Counter-demonstrations are planned to take place in the city on the same day. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach believes it important that a compulsory vaccination comes into force as early as April after a corresponding decision by the Bundestag. Last Wednesday, the Robert Koch Institute reported more than 100,000 infections within one day for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.