Free voter boss Hubert Aiwanger calls for free antibody tests for everyone in an interview.
Testing more is the right strategy - not 2G.
Ingolstadt - Free voter boss Hubert Aiwanger reliably made headlines during the months of the corona pandemic *.
Whether confused explanations of how you can go to the beer garden with ten buddies despite the obligation to keep your distance or your previous refusal * to get vaccinated: Bavaria's Vice Prime Minister is regularly in focus.
In a recent interview, which is bursting with election rhetoric, he expresses himself again.
This time on the controversial issue of 2G - and Aiwanger calls for free antibody tests for everyone.
Corona: Aiwanger about 2G in Bavaria: "Fatal mistake" - he calls for free antibody tests
The Deputy Prime Minister Markus Söder * rejects the introduction of a 2G regulation in Bavaria in an interview with the
Donaukurier
: "It would be a fatal mistake if you were to replace 3G with 2G," he says.
Aiwanger itself is not vaccinated, so it would be affected by the 2G regulation if only those who had been vaccinated or recovered had access to Bavarian restaurants or other leisure activities.
Aiwanger fears that such a regulation could further fuel the number of infections.
(By the way: Our Bavaria newsletter informs you about all developments and results from the Free State about the upcoming federal election - and of course about all other important stories from Bavaria.)
2G rule: According to Aiwanger, this means more corona cases
Why does he think 2G is caring for more sick people?
The free voter boss explains it this way: A 2G rule would lead to the unvaccinated "being driven back into the private sphere".
"If you are no longer allowed to go to the restaurant after being tested, you go to the private garage party and get infected there." , explains Aiwanger, “and now they have dozens of infected people, including those who have been vaccinated.
If everyone had been tested, that might not have happened. ”He considers regular corona tests * to be“ an indispensable tool against the spread of the corona virus ”.
Aiwanger recently received a storm of criticism for this stance.
Video: Hubert Aiwanger visits the DONAUKURIER
The chairman of the Free Voters does not only want to focus on the usual tests: Aiwanger demands that tests should be free of charge that have so far only played a subordinate role: "Many do not even know whether they have already been infected", he explains.
Antibody tests could answer this question.
Aiwanger: Unvaccinated Minister of Economics calls for free antibody tests
Aiwanger sees several advantages in offering these tests for free.
“The 'recovered' status ends after only six months and then I have to do tests again - soon to be paid for myself - or get vaccinated.
Many people who have recovered have sufficient antibodies for much longer, ”he told the
Donaukurier
.
In addition, the antibody tests can be used to determine whether a vaccination has worked or whether a third injection makes sense.
Söder deputy: Aiwanger would like to move into the Bundestag
The Minister of Economic Affairs said: “I am not an opponent of vaccinations, but I do not want to be forced - nor to be forced to give reasons.” For the free antibody tests, some free vaccination incentives could be deleted: “Instead of free bratwurst and testing for a fee, prefer a free antibody test. “The purchase of these tests only costs between 17 and 20 euros - and the benefits are enormous. According to renowned immunologists, however, it is unclear from which specific limit value the amount of the measured antibody concentration in the blood provides adequate protection against infection.
In the past few months, Aiwanger has regularly made headlines in the corona pandemic. With his party he would like to move into the Bundestag for the first time in the Bundestag election in September. Aiwanger is even toying with government participation.
* Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
