Austria has announced a general compulsory vaccination from February.
Since then, the debate about such a measure has raged in Germany as well.
Opinions differ.
The corona pandemic has hit the leisure industry in Germany and many other countries hard.
Even after more than a year of crisis management and the possibility of vaccination, increasing incidence figures mean that hotels, restaurants and other leisure facilities will soon have to close again or are only allowed to open under strict 2G rules.
More and more Christmas markets are being canceled * or - as in Bavaria - have been banned by the government.
For the shaken industry, this is a further test.
Many have feared for their existence for months.
Corona vaccination compulsory in Germany - only option for the travel industry?
For this reason, the tourism officer of the executive government, Thomas Bareiß, assumes that there
will soon be a corona vaccination obligation in Germany
.
The increasingly worsening situation makes it clear that sooner or later a compulsory vaccination is unavoidable, said the CDU politician of the German press agency.
“In retrospect, it was wrong not to see that right from the start.
The hope at that time is understandable, but it was not realistic. "
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"No longer responsible": Bareiß assumes that a corona vaccination is mandatory
After
Austria's announcement that it would introduce compulsory corona vaccination in February
, the topic is also being discussed in Germany.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) had said that he believed that in the end it would not be possible to avoid it.
Representatives of the SPD and FDP reject compulsory vaccination.
Bareiß said: “For me it is politically no longer justifiable that entire industries, retailers, restaurants, clubs, bars and the entire cinema, cultural and event scene live in a state of crisis prescribed by the state for 20 months and are faced with great existential fears, while others are concerned take the freedom not to vaccinate. ”So far, historical measures and sums of money have been able to save many companies.
That doesn't work in the long run.
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According to a survey commissioned by “Bild am Sonntag”,
52 percent of Germans would welcome a general vaccination requirement
.
42 percent opposed this.
Seven percent gave no answer or answered “don't know”.
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