The German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, is harsh and blunt in his statements about the new wave of coronavirus that will be increased with the arrival of the cold: “Probably, at the end of this winter, practically everyone in Germany, as has already been cynically said , they will be vaccinated, healed or dead. This is true“.
It is his last appeal to the public to go and get vaccinated against COVID-19 if they have not done so yet. With the Delta variant, he said, this is “very, very likely” and “that’s why we insist so much on recommending the vaccine.”
Angela Merkel has also said that the situation in the country is worse than ever, it is “dramatic”, and that the restrictions imposed are considered “insufficient”.
In addition to these calls for attention to those lagging behind in vaccination, the German government applies the 3G rule the principle of vaccinated, recovered o tested (vaccinated, healed or tested, with negative result) that is applied for the access to certain events or premises closeds and, for example, it is intended to be introduced shortly in public transport.
In recent days and in view of the increase in infections and the growing number of hospital admissions, 3G has begun to be referred to as “geimpft, genesen or gestorben” (vaccinated, healed or dead), to which the minister has referred.
In this context, and seeing that the obligatory nature of the vaccination certificate for some spaces and social events is not having the desired effect, the debate on impose mandatory vaccination.
Mandatory vaccination is also under discussion in Germany, since the obligation of the vaccination certificate to enter the closed spaces is not having the effect they expected. According to the latest data, in this country only 70.5% of the population is vaccinated, 68.0%, with the complete regimen.
Spahn is skeptical of the possibility of a mandatory vaccine. He believes that there is no need to answer the question about a requirement now, since I would not contribute anything in the next four weeks, especially critical before Christmas.
What it is about now, he said, is to break the fourth wave and “no mandatory vaccine breaks this wave,” he said. That is why he asks to reduce contacts and apply booster doses of the vaccine.
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