TO VAX OR NOT TO VAX: In the German debate about how to best nudge those who remain stubbornly unvaccinated toward getting jabbed, there’s disharmony across the political tribes and the federal and state levels, but also within parties. Armin Laschet, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in the September election, said those who test negative for the coronavirus, have recovered from COVID or are vaccinated ought to be exempt from restrictions. He told ZDF in an interview that aired Sunday evening: “I don’t believe in mandatory vaccination, and I don’t believe in putting indirect pressure on people to get vaccinated.”