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Compulsory vaccination for certain professions? Refusals could soon face immense penalties - lawyer clarifies

2021-11-19T13:58:32.489Z


Hardly anything is safe in the corona pandemic. Except maybe that some promises made by politicians have to be cashed back. This could also be the case with compulsory vaccinations.


Hardly anything is safe in the corona pandemic.

Except maybe that some promises made by politicians have to be cashed back.

This could also be the case with compulsory vaccinations.

Munich - There were quite a few things in the Corona crisis that were initially excluded from politics, only to be discussed emotionally later and then often implemented.

At the very beginning there were the masks, whose protective effect against the virus was directly disputed - presumably to prevent a run on the much too little supply - before after a few weeks it was mandatory to cover the mouth and nose in public facilities.

Later, every effort should be made to prevent daycare centers and schools from having to be closed.

Whether it is really solely for the benefit of the children and young people and their development and training, or also in the knowledge that the blatant weaknesses of homeschooling are exposed, remains to be seen.

In any case, this political oath did not last long either.

Politicians have ruled out compulsory vaccination since the first vaccine was approved

After all, it has been around a year since the first clear announcements regarding a possible vaccination requirement.

Quasi with the approval of the first vaccine, politicians - whether asked or not - let themselves be carried away at irregular intervals to emphasize the voluntariness of this immunization and to present it as without alternative.

The mandatory piece for everyone who could be expected to do so?

Not with us!

Now the vaccination quota in Germany is far too low to be able to deal with the fourth virus wave of the pandemic without significantly restrictive measures.

Suddenly one has to row back here too.

Similar to lockdowns, which, according to many people's representatives, should no longer exist with them in the future.

At least in late summer - certainly with a view to the federal elections - it was not infrequently presented to the public.

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Söder hopes that vaccination will be compulsory at the Corona summit with Merkel

Quite a few political promises are likely to be cashed in during the crisis. Maybe already in the course of the current Corona summit. Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder, who has heard the most frequent and loudest speeches from all decision-makers in the one and a half years of the pandemic so far, emphasized in the

ARD

broadcast “Maischberger - die Woche” with regard to the meeting of the country leaders with the Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel: “I hope , there is a compulsory vaccination. "

More and more politicians are turning to this course.

Even FDP leader Christian Lindner, whose party is responsible for as few federal and state requirements as possible and will very likely belong to the future government, said at the

SZ

“economic summit” regarding mandatory

vaccination for certain professional groups: “We are open on this question . ”However, such a measure must be proportionate and justified in terms of ethical responsibility.

Germany is in a Corona vaccination chaos

Refusals are at risk of losing their jobs if they are required to have a corona vaccination

In the meantime, it would be rather surprising if the compulsory vaccination for employees in care should not come.

In contrast, there is probably only the fear that more workers could migrate from the hopelessly understaffed industry because they do not want to expose themselves to the pie.

Which, in view of the full hospitals, would be tantamount to a disaster and the corona situation would worsen even further.

But ultimately it would be the consequence of a compulsory vaccination - even if only for certain groups - that those affected would lose their job if they refused.

This is how Jochen Rozek, lawyer and professor at the University of Leipzig explains it in the

Leipziger Volkszeitung

.

Vaccination refusers: penalty payment of up to 25,000 euros possible

First of all, however, the people are concerned about their wallets.

“Then the regulatory authority could issue an administrative act against the individual,” explains the lawyer: “With this, the person concerned receives the order to be vaccinated.

Each individual violation of this can be penalized with a fine of five to 25,000 euros. "

A lot of money - especially in the underpaid care industry, which is currently particularly stressed.

It cannot be ruled out that some employees may use such a threat of punishment as an opportunity to find other information.

It remains to be seen whether compulsory vaccination on a small scale would have the desired effect at all.

The only thing that is clear, as always in this crisis, is that we are running out of time.

(mg)

Source: merkur

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