Germany Drops Covid Shot For Most Adults, Cites Hybrid Immunity
STIKO's July 9 resolution also drops healthy pregnant women from the standard list, leaving only over-75s and the chronically ill.
- STIKO reasons repeat infection plus vaccination gave most adults durable hybrid immunity already.
- Healthy pregnant women without underlying conditions lost their standing recommendation in the same resolution.
- Only adults 75 and older, plus people with chronic conditions, still get an annual dose.
Why it matters: The state's own health panel now admits natural infection did the job the vaccine campaign claimed to do.
RKI/STIKO decision, Epidemiologisches Bulletin 28/2026 ↗ · Jul 14, 20267/14/26 · Updated Jul 14