The British press recently took Germany's corona policy to court.
Above all, the skepticism towards AstraZeneca is causing irritation in Great Britain.
Berlin / London - Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn announced in Berlin on Friday that he saw the German vaccination campaign on the right track.
Nevertheless, there have been repeated discussions about a vaccine recently: AstraZeneca.
The German corona policy has now been massively criticized in the British press.
And only recently, the renowned US newspaper
New York Times traced
Germany's development from being a pioneer in the pandemic to a country that “like everyone else is inundated by the second wave of the pandemic”.
The British tabloids are taking the Federal Republic to justice.
The occasion was apparently a cover of the
picture
.
It was previously titled: "Dear Brits, we envy you!", In relation to the announcement that Great Britain announced a return to normal from June 21st.
The
Sun
responded with the following announcement: "We do not envy you 'for the EU vaccine mess'".
With a clear message: While Britain's vaccinated citizens could enjoy the summer - with a detailed list of summer joys - Germany was paralyzed by the bureaucracy of the European Union in its vaccination campaign.
While Great Britain would experience a "summer like 1966", the European states would lag behind.
British tabloids with sharp criticism: Germany was paralyzed by EU vaccination
In order to classify this information, it is important to know that the tabloid
The Sun has
a strongly conservative political orientation - and was in favor of Britain's exit from the European Union before the Brexit vote.
So it is hardly surprising that the British newspaper takes the chance to flex its muscles and sarcastically ask, “How dare we leave its beloved cartel?
How dare we end 47 years of confusing bureaucracy and pathetically powered vacuum cleaners?
We will be ruined if they oust our bright star from the EU flag, ”said the
Sun
journalist.
And now: Germany has been “vaccinated under the table”.
A comment in the
Daily Mail tends
in the same direction
.
Also a newspaper that increasingly campaigned for Brexit and is known for its EU-critical reporting.
"Germany is losing the vaccine war ... and the EU will pay the price for it," is the title of a recent comment.
In it, the journalist tackles the skepticism of some residents of the Federal Republic against the British vaccine AstraZeneca with harsh words.
After it became known that people even missed their vaccination appointments due to reservations about the vaccine.
A freelance German journalist recently tweeted: “Hey guys, who's going with AstraZeneca containers tonight”.
Among others, the well-known virologist Christian Drosten campaigned for the vaccine's effectiveness in his podcast.
AstraZeneca: Journalist cracks down on Germany's skepticism about the British vaccine
“Thanks to the scare tactics of EU politicians, ruthless German news outlets and the country's vocal 'anti-Vaxx' movement, an alarming number of well-educated German citizens have been brainwashed into believing that the British shock was either ineffective, dangerous, or both is “, it continues in the comment.
It becomes clear that Germans' reluctance to use the vaccine is met with anger and amazement in parts of Great Britain.
Meanwhile, the head of the Standing Vaccination Commission, Thomas Mertens, said on Friday in the ZDF “heute journal” that the vaccination recommendation for AstraZeneca would be reconsidered.
Previously, the vaccine was recommended for people between 18 and 64 years of age due to the lack of data on its effects in the elderly.
One reason for the skepticism towards AstraZeneca.
"Somehow the whole thing went badly," said Merten.
“We had the data we had and based on that data we made the recommendation.
But we never criticized the vaccine.
We have only criticized that the data situation for the age group over 65 was not good or not sufficient. ”The vaccine was“ very good ”, it would be“ now even better with the addition of new data ”, said the head of the Standing Vaccination Commission .
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