Aiwanger rejects mandatory vaccination: "Do not deviate from basic rights under the impression of Corona"

Hubert Aiwanger has not yet been vaccinated against Corona.

He rejects a compulsory vaccination - and does not want to be put under pressure by Markus Söder and the CSU.

Munich - Hubert Aiwanger rejects any compulsory vaccination.

"We must not deviate from basic rights under the impression of Corona," said Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs in Munich on Tuesday evening.

"A vaccination * is a medical intervention, the decision about it is an elementary civil liberty right."

Aiwanger not vaccinated against Corona: He does not want to be put under pressure by Söder and CSU

Aiwanger has not yet been vaccinated against Corona * and does not want to be put under pressure by the CSU *, although Prime Minister Markus Söder * and his party are doing their best to promote vaccinations *.

"For me the pressure would only be justified if a vaccinated person could say that the unvaccinated person harms me unreasonably," emphasized Aiwanger.

"To get the panic now because we have 50 percent completely vaccinated and not 60 or 70 percent, I think is an exaggeration." Aiwanger explained that Zwang was the wrong recipe, because he was convinced that this would only increase resistance in parts of the population .

Not yet vaccinated against Corona: Aiwanger knows back criticism

Aiwanger rejected criticism that his stance fueled anti-vaccination campaigners who are fundamentally against any vaccination.

Because Aiwanger is convinced that they would reject the corona vaccination even without him.

"The hard core of the vaccine opponents do not need me," said Aiwanger.

Regardless of the recent friction for and against vaccination, he said: "The coalition in Bavaria is working, going well." Aiwanger only complained slightly about Söder and the CSU: "I'll say, that makes it unnecessarily difficult."

Video: Markus Söder urges Aiwanger to publicly justify not vaccinating

CSU boss Söder had only recently publicly urged Aiwanger to make a statement.

"Perhaps you will say something yourself," said the Bavarian Prime Minister to his deputy when asked by journalists.

Aiwanger was apparently calm and said that vaccination is a personal choice.

He doesn't want to build up public pressure.

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