The corona numbers are increasing.
Chancellery Minister Braun therefore announced restrictions for unvaccinated people.
The criticism of this approach is growing.
Update from July 25, 2:05 p.m.:
Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet * (CDU) reacted negatively to the advance of Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU) for restrictions on unvaccinated people.
So far, the principle of "tested, recovered or vaccinated" has applied in Germany for relief, said Laschet in the ZDF summer interview, which was to be broadcast on Sunday evening.
"This principle is good."
Braun's proposal had to be discussed, according to Laschet, but at the same time he restricted: "In the end, I think that civil liberties must apply to everyone if you don't want to be vaccinated."
Laschet relies on convincing people to have a corona vaccination.
"I don't believe in compulsory vaccination and I don't believe in indirectly putting pressure on people to get vaccinated."
It is also not the time to think about further steps.
However, if the vaccination rate is still far too low in autumn, further thought must be given, he said.
Update from July 25, 12.25 p.m .:
"
Vaccinated people
will definitely have more freedom than those who have not been vaccinated," said Chancellery Minister Helge Braun (CDU) of
Bild am Sonntag (see first report).
This attempt at possible restrictions for unvaccinated people comes from the FDP * and left *.
This would be "the introduction of compulsory vaccinations through the back door," said FDP Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki to the newspapers of the
Funke media group
.
"In addition, such a categorization of basic rights into a first and a second class is clearly unconstitutional." The exercise of basic rights cannot be made permanently dependent on good behavior that is defined as correct by the Chancellery, Kubicki criticized the statements.
Criticism of Braun's approach to restrictions for unvaccinated people: "Violation of fundamental rights"
The parliamentary managing director of the FDP parliamentary group, Marco Buschmann, told the newspapers of the
editorial network Germany
on Monday that “of course” incentives for the highest possible vaccination rate are necessary.
"But if it is certain that the tested, vaccinated and recovered in the same way do not pose any danger, then they must not be treated differently," he said.
"Otherwise that would be a violation of their basic rights."
Dietmar Bartsch, parliamentary group leader of the Left Party, told the
Funke newspapers:
“We have to put an end to weekly new announcements from the Chancellery.” For the period from September onwards, “clear, comprehensible, constitutional regulations” should be the goal. This applies above all to ensuring classroom teaching in schools.
First report from July 25th, 9:30 a.m.:
Berlin - In view of the rising Corona numbers *, caused by the Delta variant, the Chancellery Minister has called for vaccinations.
In order to encourage the population to vaccinate, Helge Braun * (CDU *) has announced possible restrictions for unvaccinated people.
"Vaccinated people will definitely have more freedom than unvaccinated people," he told
Bild on Sunday
.
Another argument in favor of the vaccination is that it protects 90 percent from serious corona diseases.
"In the event of a high infection rate despite test concepts, unvaccinated people would have to reduce their contacts," Braun stated more precisely.
"This can also mean that certain offers such as restaurant, cinema and stadium visits would no longer be possible even for those who have not been vaccinated because the residual risk is too high."
Chancellery minister announces restrictions for unvaccinated people: before election, incidence of 850 feared
The background to this initiative is that the Chancellery Minister, according to
Bild am Sonntag,
fears an increase in the incidence to 850 and thus 100,000 new infections daily until the federal election * on September 26th.
"The sickness rates would reach historical highs. All unvaccinated contact persons of the many infected people would first have to be quarantined."
Braun also worries about the start of school after the summer holidays.
“Parents, teachers, caretakers and school bus drivers have to get vaccinated.
If these groups are all vaccinated, the risk for the children is lower. ”In addition, the mask requirement must consistently apply in public buses and trains and in school lessons where there is insufficient space and ventilation.
Chancellery minister announces restrictions for unvaccinated people: the state has a duty
Legally, Braun sees itself on the safe side.
"The state has a duty to protect the health of its citizens," he said.
“This includes a health system that does not have to postpone cancer and joint operations again in winter to treat corona patients.
And that includes protecting those who are not vaccinated. "
Demand from the municipalities: In addition to incidence, keep an eye on the burden on hospitals
Meanwhile, the municipalities are appealing to the federal and state governments to prevent another corona lockdown in autumn.
That would be devastating for the people, but also for the economy, said the chief executive of the city and community federation, Gerd Landsberg, the newspapers of the
Funke media group
(Sunday).
Many citizens would hardly accept such a measure, he said.
The federal and state governments would have to come to an agreement as soon as possible as to which yardstick would apply when and where for further restrictions in autumn.
“This has to take into account the incidence, but also the burden on the hospitals.
That should be agreed nationwide between the federal states, ”demanded Landsberg.
"We have to avoid the restaurants in one country closing again because the incidence rises above 100 and in another country this already happens at 50 or only at 150."
(mhof / dpa / afp)
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