Do we take Israel as a Corona model or Austria?

1.

Israel or Austria?

Both!

Boosting out - another word that hardly anyone would have understood before the pandemic.

Now we are discussing whether we can boost ourselves out of the fourth wave, as Israel evidently did.

When we were discussing Corona in our editorial conference, someone said: We have to decide whether we want to go the Israeli route or the Austrian route, i.e. the lockdown for the unvaccinated.

However, Israel not only vaccinated early and a lot, but also reintroduced the so-called green passport: "A vaccination certificate that you have to show in busy places, such as in restaurants or in the cinema," says Salman Zarka, advisor to the Israeli government The media usually call it "Corona Tsar".

»Anyone with a negative test result can get a temporary green pass. At some mass events we decided not to let unvaccinated people in.

And people have to wear a mask again and keep their distance from one another, «says Zarka in an interview with my colleague Alexandra Rojkov.

He also says: “We are now counting on the fact that there will be a fifth wave.

Because of the unvaccinated people, we won't be able to get the virus down to zero. «(Here is the whole conversation.)

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Israel's "Corona Tsar" Zarka: "We are now counting on the fact that there will be a fifth wave."

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Avshalom Sassoni / Flash90

So Israel or Austria?

Perhaps Germany has to go both ways at the same time.

Because the third syringe is hardly any good as a fast breakwater, as my colleagues Veronika Hackenbroch and Kerstin Kullmann explain.

“No question about it: as many people as possible whose vaccination protection is starting to decrease, boosting them as quickly as possible, is one of the most important things that should be tackled as soon as possible in order to fight a pandemic,” write the two of them.

"Thought over a period of several weeks or a few months, boosters enable a shortcut out of the fourth wave and - as long as no new virus mutant is circulating - could also enable a return to a certain degree of normalcy in the country, as in Israel."

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Covid-19 intensive care unit in Thuringia

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Bodo Schackow / dpa

Now comes the but: "In the current emergency situation, with the intensive care units that are already overflowing in the south and east and that will soon have to admit even more patients, the third injection is simply too late." As a breakwater, the one in the next two or three weeks has a clear effect, the booster is not good.

Perhaps more home office, more 3G and 2G, more tests will be enough.

But soon the question of "renewed, clear contact restrictions should arise," write Veronika and Kerstin.

In Austria, some clinics are preparing for triage.

• Read more here: Why boosters don't work as quickly as many hope

2.

CDU clean-up?

Applicants for the CDU chairmanship could officially register until 6 p.m., emphasis on him, an inland I does not seem necessary.

Because it will probably stay with the race between Braun, Merz, Röttgen.

A candidacy of the largely unknown CDU politician Sabine Buder was prevented by its own district association (more on this here).

After the Merkel years, the "rubble men", as my colleague Anna Clauss calls them, are supposed to sort it out.

»The fact that three men take on the role of the rubble woman may be a step forward in terms of emancipation.

Possibly a sign of lived equality. "

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Poster of Angela Merkel in the 2013 federal election campaign

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Julian Stratenschulte / dpa

The problem, however, is: "None of the men would take a risk with the party leadership," says Anna.

"Or even making a sacrifice like Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer when she gave up her office as Prime Minister of the Saarland in 2018 to move to the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus in Berlin." All the candidates are powerless opportunists.

It also seems to me: With this staff, the CDU threatens to make much slower progress than Philipp Amthor in the 70s zone.

Which of course doesn't mean that you should let him take the wheel.

• Read the full comment here: Triumvirate of the Rubble Men

3.

#MeToo in China

This case reads like a political thriller and at the same time like the story of a tragic personal fate, writes my colleague Klaus Bellsted: “It's about the disappearance of one of the best tennis players in the world after she had raised serious allegations against a top politician. And it's about how the tennis world, the world of sport as a whole, deals with it. "

Review: On November 2, the former world number one in doubles, Peng Shuai, published a post on the Chinese short message platform Weibo in which she accused ex-Vice President of China, Zhang Gaoli, of rape.

The high-ranking representative of the Communist Party, a member of the Politburo between 2012 and 2017 and thus one of the most powerful men in the country, forced Peng to have sex.

His wife is said to have kept watch in front of the door.

"I cried all afternoon," Peng wrote.

The Chinese censorship authority deleted Peng's contribution less than 20 minutes after it was published.

To date, no searches are allowed on her name.

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Peng Shuai

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SUSANA VERA / REUTERS

There is now no trace of the 35-year-old. For twelve days. Colleagues Pengs are now saying: The Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka tweeted, "I'm shocked about the current situation." Censorship is never right. "I hope Peng Shuai and her family are safe and okay." The post ends with the hashtag #whereispengshuai.

But the World Women's Federation (WTA) does not want to remain silent either - and dares to confront China: “The events are very worrying.

We remain convinced of our values ​​such as equality and respect.

Peng Shuai and all women deserve to be heard and not censored, ”said WTA boss Steve Simon.

Shortly afterwards he added in the New York Times: "If we do not realize that the steps we want are being taken, we are ready to withdraw from China."

"An open threat that is remarkable," writes Klaus Bellstedt.

“Because China has become one of the most important sources of income for the global tennis business over the past ten years.

The gigantic empire is actually the most important market of all for women's tennis. "

• Read the full story here: She made sexual abuse allegations, she has since disappeared

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• Schäuble calls for “temporary entry” for refugees:

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• ECB warns of a risky real estate boom:

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  But the European Central Bank is concerned about the rapidly growing housing markets in Europe.

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And tonight?

You could watch Star Trek, which is always a good idea.

However, not the new season of "Star Trek: Discovery", which starts today, but will not be seen legally in many countries around the world, not even in Germany.

In the USA and Canada, the broadcaster CBS broadcasts the self-produced series and shows it on its own streaming platform right from the start. In Germany and other countries, fans like me were able to follow the adventures of the spaceship Discovery on Netflix. That went well for three seasons, now it's over: ViacomCBS wants to distribute “Star Trek: Discovery” exclusively on the in-house streaming platform Paramount + in the future.

I would even be willing to take out an extra subscription for it.

For decades I have invested large parts of my income in spaceship models, secondary literature and VHS tapes so as not to miss a Borg attack or a Romulan ruse;

I even bought a collector's box in which Barbie and Ken stand in uniform next to Kirk and Spock.

The problem: It is completely unclear when Paramount + will start in Germany, sometime in 2022, they say.

I'm afraid the original series as well as "Next Generation", "Enterprise", "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager" will soon no longer be on Netflix.

Maybe buy a VHS recorder again?

🖖 Have a nice evening.

Sincerely

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