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AfD man with a sensitive vaccine question: Merkel's counterattack in the Bundestag is sitting - also one against Schäuble 

2020-12-16T15:43:40.986Z


The parliamentarians will question Chancellor Merkel in the Bundestag this Wednesday, followed by a current hour. Focus: The Corona strategy and the vaccinations.


The parliamentarians will question Chancellor Merkel in the Bundestag this Wednesday, followed by a current hour.

Focus: The Corona strategy and the vaccinations.

  • Federal Chancellor

    Angela Merkel

    * (CDU *) will

    answer questions from MPs

    on Wednesday from

    1 p.m.

  • From

    3:05 p.m.

    a current hour on the national strategy for

    vaccinations

    * in the Corona crisis * is scheduled.

  • We report on

    both dates

    in the

    live ticker

    .

16.42:

The last speaker was

Rudolf Henke

(CDU) and defended the strategy of the federal and state governments.

He refers to the first lockdown in spring.

The decision of a new

lockdown

is necessary.

He defends the new

corona vaccine

.

"As a member of the Bundestag, I am happy to be in the same position as saleswomen in the supermarket," said Henke with regard to prioritizing the vaccine.

This

ends

the

current hour

.

16.35: Katharina the Great

started the first vaccination campaign and got vaccinated against smallpox,

Georg Nüßlein

(CSU)

begins

his speech.

And a sharp criticism of the

AfD parliamentary group

and “pseudo-scientific” claims.

“That's shameful,” he says, pointing out that it makes people feel insecure.

Nüßlein also

massively criticizes the

fact that the AfD speaks of a “mandatory vaccination”

.

"A prioritization is the opposite of a mandatory vaccination!"

16.30: Martina Stamm-Fibich

speaks for the

SPD parliamentary group

.

She, too, stressed the need to trust the vaccine.

One should not

run after

the

USA

or

Great Britain

, but stick to the current course.

Vaccination centers are

ready

in many places in the country

.

The draft ordinance clearly specifies the population groups to be prioritized.

Michael Kretschmer: Prime Minister of Saxony in Current Hour - Appreciation of the work

16:23: Michael Kretschmer

(CDU), Prime Minister of

Things

, also speaks today in the

current hour

.

He explains the need for the

lockdown

from this Wednesday with reference to the current dramatic situation.

“So many people outgrow themselves during this time,” says

Kretschmer

, for example in care and in hospitals.

"The decisions were difficult" this year, said the Saxon Prime Minister.

Among other things, he came to the

Bundestag

today

to pay tribute to the cooperation across party boundaries.

The cooperation between the

federal states and

the

federal states

always required parliamentary legitimation.

"With your decisions you helped to ensure that the vaccine is now available," he addressed to the Bundestag and the state parliaments.

"We don't have to let anyone talk us into this, no fool, no cross-talker."

16.15:

Older people and employees in care first need access to a vaccine, according to

Heike Baehrens

(SPD).

That's right, she emphasizes.

It is important to protect and support skilled workers, said Baehrens.

She appeals to the federal states and municipalities to work with hospitals and care providers

to develop

childcare

options.

It is becoming apparent that every force is really needed.

The population can protect care by sticking to the rules.

"The priority of care in the vaccination strategy is right and wise," said Baehrens.

16.10:

After addressing the

AfD parliamentary group

,

Anja Karliczek

(CDU) warns against

comparing

the

coronavirus

with the flu.

She also defends the proper approval of the vaccine.

It is the "prerequisite for people's trust." The wider the range of vaccines, the better, said Karliczek.

“Being able to vaccinate is one of the greatest achievements in health research.” However, one will have to live with the pandemic for a while.

You need medication for them - new medication should be further promoted in the short term.

16.02: Steffen Kotré

(AfD) gets headwind in the hall while he

speaks

of "hysteria" around the

corona

virus

and a "corona dictatorship".

He sees Germany's economic decline.

Health Minister Jens Spahn: "hard and difficult times" - vaccination is the way out of a pandemic

15:54:

Health Minister

Jens Spahn is

now speaking

.

There are "hard and difficult times," said Spahn, referring to almost a thousand deaths in the past 24 hours.

But there is also hope, "well-founded hope" with a view to the vaccine.

"Vaccination is progress," says Spahn.

One can be proud that a

vaccine from Germany

gives the world confidence.

"Nothing is more important when vaccinating than trust", a

proper approval

for all 27 EU states is important: "In the best

European spirit

".

He also stressed that at the beginning there would not be enough

vaccine

for everyone who wanted to be vaccinated.

The procedure of the

national vaccination strategy

is a transparent procedure, Spahn countered the previous criticism: "While we are discussing it, they complain that we are not discussing it," he told the room.

"Vaccination is the way out of this pandemic," the Minister of Health concluded his address.

Even on the first day of tough nationwide restrictions, there is hope - a #vaccine is imminent.

Current hour in the #Plenum #Bundestag on the national #vaccination strategy against # COVID19.

@cducsubt @cdulsa pic.twitter.com/Cc6fzGhW5j

- Tino Sorge (@TinoSorge) December 16, 2020

3:48 p.m.:

"In the long term, the vaccine is the most central component" in combating the

coronavirus

, says

Janosch Dahmen

(Greens).

But it will take months and a medium-term transition strategy is needed.

Consists of: testing, tracking, protective measures.

You need a systematic national strategy.

Vaccination is a communicative challenge with reference to a declining willingness to vaccinate.

"We have to convince the citizens of the importance of vaccination." You have to

immunize

the

vaccine

against suspicion.

Anyone who spreads conspiracy stories about the vaccine is putting human lives at risk.

He calls for information and transparency towards the population.

Current hour in the Bundestag: Prioritizing the population groups - And: Security over speed

15.45:

Gesine Lötzsch

 (left)

follows

.

She says that vaccination is a matter of trust.

She too sees the strategy as a task for

Parliament

.

She warns of a quick emergency approval of the vaccine and, like Dittmar, emphasizes: "Safety comes before speed." According to

Lötzsch,

carers and nurses

bear the main burden

, they must be protected.

She wanted to

add a criterion to

the

Leopoldina's

criteria

: the social.

Low-

income people have a higher risk of

developing Covid-19

.

People who meet others every day, such as bus drivers and people in mass accommodation such as refugees, are particularly at risk.

15.40:

"An essential decision of fundamental rights" is the definition of the vaccination strategy, says

Stephan Thomae

(FDP).

According to him, such questions

belong

in

Parliament

.

The negotiation of the strategy is opaque and unsafe for the population.

Sabine Dittmar speaks in the current hour in the Bundestag - AfD gets heckling

3.30 p.m.: Sabine Dittmar

(SPD) speaks of the fact that the

vaccine is

imminent

in Germany

.

"Precisely because so much depends on trust in the vaccination," Dittmar emphasizes that a regular approval process is important.

“Safety comes before speed.

The cooperation in the approval of the vaccine is a sign of

European solidarity

.

The need will initially be greater than the

vaccine

available.

According to Dittmar, you don't need a new law for prioritization.

People with old age or previous illnesses who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill are prioritized, as are medical staff such as doctors and nurses.

According to Dittmar, the

flu vaccinations

administered millions of times already show that vaccination centers in Germany are efficient

.

Do I have to be afraid of side effects?

And: Does the #vaccine really change my DNA ?!

(Spoiler: The answer is "no" twice.) @ Dittmarsabine answers the most important questions about #imping.

The complete video (11:50 min.) Can be found here: https://t.co/CgU7Y0mzO2 pic.twitter.com/2ARrCgmDFw

- SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag (@spdbt) December 16, 2020

15:24:

Now the

AfD

speaks

.

The Germans' willingness to vaccinate would decrease, says Paul Viktor Podolay.

There are heckling.

“Do we stay in lockdown forever?” He criticizes the prioritization, for example that people with a migration background would be in third place in refugee accommodation.

It is getting restless in the hall.

According to the AfD, the vaccination could trigger violent reactions, as seen in England.

Corona vaccine is a topic in the Bundestag: Current hour on the national vaccination strategy

3:20 p.m.:

The vaccine is not yet sufficient for comprehensive coverage, it must be prioritized.

The vaccine must be used as effectively as possible.

"There is no compulsory vaccination," emphasizes Karin Maag (CDU / CSU).

Update from December 16, 3:17 p.m.:

The

current hour

in the Bundestag for the implementation of the

national vaccination strategy for Covid-19

has begun.

Update from December 16, 2:25 p.m

.: Among other topics, there was a lot about the

corona crisis

in today's survey of the federal government in parliament.

The key points of Chancellor

Angela Merkel's (CDU)

current course:

  • In the case of

    vaccinations

    , there should first be a prioritization of

    particularly vulnerable

    groups.

  • If all (six) vaccines ordered are available in sufficient quantities, there could possibly be a

    choice

    of Covid-19 vaccines for patients.

  • The aim is

    herd immunity

    , for which 65 to 70 percent of the population would have to be vaccinated.

  • The federal government does not want to

    introduce

    compulsory vaccinations

    .

  • The

    free FFP2 masks

    for people from corona risk groups should also

    be able to be requested

    by

    mail

    in the future

    .

Update from December 16, 1:43 p.m

.: An

AfD MP

is apparently suspicious of the

mRNA vaccine

, which is "genetically manipulated".

Does the federal government provide sufficient information about how the vaccine works? Asks

Uwe Witt

.

The federal government has "booked six types of Covid-19 vaccines from various manufacturers, to put it that way," replied Merkel.

"Every citizen can find out more about the nature of these vaccines - we also provide information about them."

Only

one question is allowed

during a government survey - Witt makes use of this (and then you can hear some grumbling from the seats): But you still

have to wear

a

mask

despite the vaccination

?

Merkel's counterattack causes laughter: “I sense from your question that you cannot be a great fan of vaccination.

But then the time will come for you too when you can choose a vaccine. " 



Then it gets serious: If too many people do

n't

want

to

be

vaccinated,

" we will wear a mask for a long time.

Because then we

cannot achieve

herd immunity

. ”But there will be no compulsory vaccination.

“And I would ask you - according to the facts - not to speak of any genetically modified things.

It's a vaccine that contains genetic components. ”Applause in the hall.

Laughs at government survey: Schäuble admonishes - Merkel counters

Update from December 16, 1:35 p.m

.:

Every now and then

we laugh.

It's about behavior during such a question and answer session.

Bundestag President

Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU)

warns: "We shouldn't

let

the government surveys become too much of

coalition negotiations

." The questioning MP was not from the SPD.

Merkel is therefore subtle: "Sometimes the

opposition

may also be

interested in getting to know life in the government."

Merkel survey in the Bundestag: "Who should pay the pandemic bill?"

Update from December 16, 1:29 p.m

.: It's the left's turn.

"Who should pay the pandemic bill"

,

Gesine Lötzsch

would like to

know with a view to the record budget that was decided on last Friday and is demanding a property levy.

“The core task is: How do we create growth?

Because we can generate additional income through growth.

That will be the strategy, ”is Merkel's answer.

"We are

not

planning

any cuts in social spending

, so that is clear - so that no legends are knitted here," she emphasizes.

But:

"My group is not thinking of a property levy"

- and adds: "We don't want a property levy, if you then remember it better."

Update from December 16, 1:21 pm

: On Tuesday there were sometimes

long queues in front of the pharmacies

.

Reason: The free distribution of

FFP2 masks

to the elderly.

Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus (FDP)

is dissatisfied: "We all agree that people

over 60

should not be around people in the pandemic - why didn't you

send

the masks

"?

This attack ricochets off Merkel: “

That will happen in a second step

.

We wanted to make an offer first and that - with a few exceptions, I'll admit - worked out well.

The fact that so many have come shows that the offer has been well received. "

Update from December 16, 1:14 p.m

.: "I

ask

about the status of the talks almost every day," said Merkel when asked by

Frank Schwabe (SPD)

about the

supply chain law

.

The Union stands by the relevant agreements in the coalition agreement - but rejects any further demands.

Update from December 16, July 13

: The EU “was facing the greatest economic and social challenge since its founding this year”, Merkel opened the government survey with a reference to

Germany's

soon-to-end

EU Council Presidency

.

In addition, the

Chancellor

reports

from today's cabinet meeting, in which, among other things, it was decided to use the funds from the

Corona development fund

primarily in the areas of

climate protection

and

digitization

("German Development and Resilience Plan").

+

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)

© Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters / Pool / dpa

Update from December 16, 12:51 p.m

.: In a few minutes the government

survey

with Chancellor

Angela Merkel (CDU)

in the Bundestag in Berlin.

We will then follow the debate here in the

live ticker

.

Update from December 16, 11:53 a.m

.: Will

vaccination readiness

still be a problem?

The

Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko)

recently referred to a

survey

according to which it has steadily decreased in Germany since spring and is even lower among medical staff than among the rest of the population.

About

53 percent

of Germans want to be

vaccinated

against

Covid-19

, the Barmer health insurance company found in a

survey

at the end of November

.

At the time, 42 percent of parents stated that they also wanted their children to be vaccinated (

RND

reported first).

If you look at an agency photo of today's cabinet meeting with Chancellor

Angela Merkel

(CDU), you can ask yourself whether that will be enough.

Under her arm she carried a list with the

"estimated participation rate" of

various population groups.

All together, the federal government expects a vaccination participation rate of

68 percent

.

The surveys are worrisome, among others, the

SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach.

"It surprises me that the willingness to vaccinate is not significantly higher among medical staff," said the politician this Monday to the newspapers of the

Funke media group

.

The patient commissioner of the federal government,

Claudia Schmidtke (CDU)

, however, believes that the willingness to vaccinate increases as soon as reliable vaccines are approved.

Federal government agrees on special corona leave for parents

Update December 16, 2020, 11.30 a.m.:

Agreement in Berlin!

Before the questioning of Angela Merkel in the Bundestag, the Federal Cabinet decided at its meeting on Wednesday to implement the special Corona leave for parents announced in the outcome paper of the last Prime Minister's Conference.

According to the cabinet resolution, which is available to the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND / Wednesday), Paragraph 56, Paragraph 1a of the Infection Protection Act is to be supplemented by a half-sentence.

In the future, parents should also be entitled to compensation in the event of a loss of wages due to childcare if the compulsory attendance in schools is suspended.

So far, the claim for compensation only existed in the event of an officially ordered closure of the school.

Angela Merkel asks herself questions about the nationwide corona lockdown

First report:

Berlin - The starting shot has been fired:

retail

and

schools

largely closed,

night curfews

and strict

contact restrictions

.

A test of patience, especially before the holidays, even if most Germans support the

lockdown

in surveys

.

The wait for the

corona vaccine

is added.

And here, at least according to the notoriously irritable Internet forists, the criticism of the federal government is increasing.

On this first lockdown Wednesday, Chancellor

Angela Merkel (CDU) will

answer questions from

parliamentarians for an

hour

.

On Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency (

EMA

) announced that it would

decide

on the approval of a Sars-CoV-2 vaccine (from

Biontech / Pfizer

) for Germany

on

December 21

.

Eight days earlier than originally planned.

"From the summer we can return to normal step by step,"

said Federal Health

Minister Jens Spahn (CDU)

confidently on the day of the Merkel survey on RTL / ntv.

Then there will be enough vaccine for everyone who wants to be vaccinated.

The vaccination is a

"command of reason"

.

Corona in Germany: Question time with Merkel - followed by vaccination strategy debate

According to Spahn,

55 to 65 percent of

the population

would have to get

vaccinated to stop the spread of the virus.

"That is how long we will continue to take care of each other and thus also have to reduce the most intensive and difficult processes," emphasized Spahn.

Hygiene measures are also necessary until then.

“Getting vaccinated is a matter of common sense.

It is sensible for oneself, because it protects & helps to avoid the most severe processes & it is sensible as part of society, because you can also protect others with it. “@Jensspahn with @NikolausBlome at @RTLde.

- BMG (@BMG_Bund) December 15, 2020

From

3:05 p.m.

on Wednesday, a

current hour

in the Bundestag will

deal with the national

vaccination strategy

, which is to be laid down in a regulation.

According

to the

AFP

, these groups

should be vaccinated first

:

  • The elderly and other risk groups

  • Doctors and nursing staff

  • Employees at the police, schools or daycare centers

Advice will also be given from 6:20 pm on the Annual Tax Act 2020. Among other things, it provides for a flat rate for work in the

home office

.

The government survey with Merkel starts at

13:00

.

At this point we will continuously report on the date.

(AFP / dpa / frs)

* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © Christoph Soeder / dpa

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