The salaries of people not vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon no longer be covered in Germany during quarantine periods, the Minister of Health announced on Wednesday.
The decision, negotiated with the German regions, will enter into force on November 1.
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We sometimes say that it would be a pressure for the unvaccinated, but I think we have to see it the other way, it's a question of fairness
", explained Jens Spahn at a press conference. Until now, people in quarantine have been compensated to compensate for their loss of income. However, several “
Länder
” have already put an end to this practice.
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Those who protect themselves and others by vaccination ask themselves the justified question of knowing why pay for someone who was on vacation in a risk zone and who, because he is not vaccinated, must be put in quarantine, why pay for such a person?
“, He justified.
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When people say that it is their free personal decision - and it remains their free personal decision - to get vaccinated or not, this decision must also come with the responsibility to bear the financial consequences
”, pointed out argue the minister.
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Almost half of those polled (48%) are against this support, against 43% who are in favor, according to a Yougov poll published on Monday. More than 52 million people (63.4% of the population) had received two doses of anti-covid vaccines on Wednesday in Germany, where the government is struggling to accelerate the pace of new injections.
