In order to continue to create an incentive to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, head of health insurance, Andreas Gassen, calls for the measures for vaccinated people to be lifted.
Berlin - The infection situation with the corona virus in Germany continues to stagnate at a consistently low level.
The Robert Koch Institute gives the 7-day incidence on Monday with a value of 5.0.
These low numbers of infections in connection with the summer temperatures ensure that the corona pandemic has moved somewhat into the background for many citizens.
This is also shown by the fact that more and more people who want to be vaccinated do not keep their appointment for the second vaccination.
Corona in Germany: the head of the health insurance company calls for the measures for vaccinated people to be lifted
A development that is a reason to act for Andreas Gassen, the head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV). In order to create greater incentives for Germans to be vaccinated twice against the corona virus, the 58-year-old is calling for all corona measures to be lifted for fully vaccinated citizens in the summer. "No later than in September a tender for the second vaccination will be available for everyone," explains streets against
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. Then there must be easing.
As Health Minister Spahn announced last week, the German vaccination campaign is now entering a new phase in which, for the first time, there will be more vaccine than those willing to vaccinate.
According to the RKI, so far 56.5 percent of the population have received at least one vaccination against the coronavirus.
38.9 percent are considered fully vaccinated.
Coronavirus: KBV boss Gassen - "Then almost all corona measures have to go"
The promise of the federal government to be able to offer every citizen a vaccination offer by the end of the summer seems to be kept.
"Then almost all Corona measures have to go," demands Gassen.
"Everyone can then still decide individually whether to wear a mask - but it should no longer be an obligation," the KBV boss continued.
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KBV boss Andreas Gassen calls for the corona measures for people who have been vaccinated twice to be lifted in order to create a greater incentive for citizens.
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Herd immunity: Government should continue to create incentives for corona vaccination
For Gassen, this step would be particularly important in order to keep the population's willingness to vaccinate.
The 58-year-old demands that the citizens should also be given incentives so that they can be vaccinated and contribute to the herd immunity sought.
"Otherwise, some people will ask: Why should I get vaccinated, do something for herd immunity, if I still have to wear a mask just because 20 to 30 percent of people refuse?"
SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach recently spoke out against a 14-day quarantine for double-vaccinated giant returnees from Delta virus variant areas.
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