Germans [Jan 26] protesting in 2000 cities and towns as parliament begins debating whether to make vaccination compulsory for its population

Protest against compulsory vaccination and Covid restrictions in Munich, Germany.

Thousands have turned out in Munich to make themselves heard over vaccine mandates scheduled to be debated in parliament.

Earlier on Wednesday, protests broke out outside of the Bundestag in Berlin.

German MPs are expected to debate vaccine for everyone age 18+, with the health minister calling it “essential.”