In view of the increasing number of corona infections, the pressure for a rapid federal-state round to proceed further is growing from the group of CDU minister-presidents.
"The increasing numbers of infections make it necessary for us to be very focused, vigilant and act decisively when it comes to the booster vaccination issue," said the North Rhine-Westphalian head of government and chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, Hendrik Wüst, on Tuesday when he came to the CDU for advice. Top in Berlin.
Berlin - The Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans also spoke out in favor of rapid consultations by the federal and state governments.
When asked about compulsory vaccination in care facilities, Wüst said: “I am convinced that the vast majority of people in care homes who work there know themselves that vaccination is wise. And I hope that those who did not know it before, will now find the funnel. ”In a retirement home in Brandenburg there were at least 14 deaths after a corona outbreak.
Hans said it was important that the federal and state governments advise on the corona issue.
“We have a government that is leaving office.
And we have a government that is not yet formed.
It shouldn't be that because of this, the questions of how things are going on in winter remain unanswered.
At such a summit he also wanted to talk about rising energy prices.
“People rightly expect an answer to that.
The federal and state governments have to come to an agreement, ”demanded Hans.
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Wüst had told the German Press Agency in Berlin about a Prime Minister's conference with the federal government: "The pandemic of the unvaccinated can quickly lead to more and more vaccination breakthroughs." A clear pattern can be seen.
“Where there was less vaccination, the virus can spread more easily.
That is why we now need a jointly coordinated booster strategy. ”The course for the winter must also be set out in the basic rules.
The health ministers could do important preparatory work for this in their deliberations on Thursday and Friday.
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