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SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz: vaccination only by consensus
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SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz supports a debate about compulsory corona vaccination for certain professional groups such as those working in nursing homes.
"I think it is right that we have now started a discussion about whether this should be done," said the Executive Vice Chancellor on Monday evening at the economic summit of the "Süddeutsche Zeitung".
Just talking about it is a clear statement - the SPD, Greens and FDP have deliberately opened this debate.
Scholz said at the same time that compulsory vaccination for certain professional groups was only possible if there was a consensus "that many want to participate".
"When that is reached, I think that's a good thing," he said.
Such a decision could also be made at short notice.
The Greens had also announced that possible future government partners wanted to talk about compulsory vaccination for nursing homes, for example.
But it should not be part of the reform of the Infection Protection Act, which is to be decided this week.
kfr / dpa
