Bernd Grimmer (30 March 1950 – 18 December 2021) was a German politician. A member of

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, he served in the

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from 2016 to 2021. Grimmer was a critic of COVID-19 vaccination mandates. He died from

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aged 71 on 18 December 2021, amid the

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