The number of cases in the Corona crisis is increasing.
Experts appeal to the unvaccinated.
In many places, the rules are tightened - all Corona news in the ticker.
Germany is deep in the fourth Corona * wave.
RKI boss Lothar Wieler is already warning of the fifth.
The federal and state governments agree to tighten the corona rules in Germany.
All the news about the corona situation in Germany in our ticker.
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.: From the perspective of the Greens, Jens Spahn's current vaccination campaign in the Corona crisis is “poorly prepared”.
That said Janosch Dahmen, health politician of the party, in the ARD.
Above all, the lack of stocks of the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer is a problem.
But Dahmen also named an alternative to Bionech that was entirely acceptable from his point of view: the corona vaccine from Moderna.
According to the health expert, it is a "very, very effective, well-tolerated, very good" corona vaccine.
If the Greens have their way, Moderna should be used across the board, especially for booster vaccinations.
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Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn is coming under increasing criticism because of the vaccination campaign against Corona.
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Corona vaccination chaos: Jens Spahn under fire
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After sharp criticism of the executive Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn, he explains why the corona vaccine should be capped by Biontech and why he cannot withdraw the criticized upper order limit: "I cannot withdraw it because it is simply a question the available amount is ", said the CDU politician on Sunday evening (21.11.2021) in the ZDF program" Berlin direct ". “We're not holding anything back. I can't deliver a vaccine from Biontech that isn't there. "
In the last two weeks the demand has increased insanely.
“We will be delivering six million Biontech cans from tomorrow alone,” Spahn continued.
Due to the massive demand, “our Biontech warehouse is currently running empty”.
As of the week after next, he had "no more than two to three million Biontech vaccine doses".
Spahn admitted: "We should have communicated that more clearly." The key message, however, is: "There is enough vaccine".
Moderna is a good, equally effective alternative.
Corona-News: Sharp criticism of Jens Spahn
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fact that Jens Spahn has announced that he will cap the delivery of Biontech vaccines has met with massive criticism from the Federal Association of Pediatricians (BVKJ). President Thomas Fischbach spoke of an "unacceptable" limit. "If we only have the limited amount available, we will not be able to vaccinate many of our patients," he added. The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) recommends Biontech as the only vaccine for the age group.
According to the decision of Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), every doctor should only receive 30 Biontech doses per week.
That prevents the vaccination of children and adolescents, quotes the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung" (NOZ) from a resolution passed by the BVKJ on Sunday.
"At a moment when the vaccination campaign has picked up speed again, people's willingness to vaccinate will be reduced again by this wrong decision by the Federal Minister of Health," the resolution continues.
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A doctor's assistant holds an ampoule with the corona vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer in her hand.
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The reason for the cap is that stored Moderna vaccine doses are approaching their expiry date and, at the same time, Biontech is mainly in demand.
Last week, however, the Stiko updated its vaccination recommendation and now only recommends the Biontech vaccine against Corona when vaccinating under-30s.
Corona in Germany: patient advocates criticize Jens Spahn
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The German Foundation for Patient Protection has violent criticism of the Biontech vaccine limit announced by Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU).
“The fact that the Biontech vaccine is now insufficiently available is a severe blow to the refreshment campaign.
Many people who want to be vaccinated are stunned, ”said board member Eugen Brysch on Sunday in Dortmund.
“The free choice of vaccine was a key element.
The strategies of the Prime Minister's Conference to enable 27 million vaccination offers by Christmas were also based on this, ”explained Brysch.
"These decisions and plans for ramping up vaccination offers are practically undermined."
Now a new conference of prime ministers is needed to get clarity on how vaccination offers should pick up speed under the new conditions.
Brysch again spoke out in favor of prioritizing booster vaccinations so that vulnerable groups would be protected more quickly.
Corona in Germany: Tourism officer believes in compulsory vaccination
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The tourism commissioner of the executive federal government, Thomas Bareiß, expects a corona vaccination also 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. "
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.
Biontech founder: Booster protects founders very well against illness
Update from Sunday, November 21st, 2021, 7.50 a.m .:
According to company founder Ugur Sahin, the protection against severe corona disease is very high with the Biontech vaccine up to the ninth month.
This was shown by recently published studies, Sahin told Bild on Sunday.
The vaccination protection begins to decrease "from the fourth month".
Sahin spoke out in favor of booster vaccinations.
"On the one hand, a booster protects the vaccinated person very well against illness, but it also helps to break other chains of infection." That could help us through the difficult winter ahead.
Sahin said, according to the report, “What is important is the fact that the third vaccination raises protection again.
Accordingly, we expect it to last longer than the protection after the double vaccination and subsequent booster vaccinations may only be needed every year - similar to influenza. "
Corona in Germany: Schleswig-Holstein tightened the rules
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The state government in Schleswig-Holstein has initiated a tightening of the corona rules.
The cabinet decided on Saturday (November 20, 2021) on the new ordinance, under which people without a vaccination against the coronavirus will be further excluded from public life.
The basic principle is: 2G (vaccinated, recovered) applies to leisure events, 3G (vaccinated, recovered or tested) for professional events and for young people.
Unvaccinated people are no longer allowed to visit the interiors of leisure facilities and restaurants.
Children up to and including seven years of age and underage students who are regularly tested in school are exempt.
No more than ten unvaccinated people are allowed to attend private indoor gatherings.
There are still exceptions for children under 14 years of age.
The new Corona regulation applies until December 15th.
Corona: Violent criticism of Spahn after the Biontech vaccine was capped
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Health Minister Jens Spahn is hailing violent criticism after his ministry announced a "maximum order quantity" for the corona vaccine from Biontech * on Friday (November 19, 2021).
According to this, practices should only be able to order 30 doses of the mRNA vaccine per week, which so far accounts for 90 percent of orders.
The reason is that the vaccine from Moderna is to be used more intensively, as stored doses of it will expire from the middle of the first quarter of 2022.
This is followed by particularly sharp criticism from the doctors.
So wrote the family doctor and self-proclaimed vaccinator Dr.
Christian Kröner on Saturday (November 20th, 2021) on Twitter “Sure Jens Spahn, we only terminated patients with Biontech until mid-December and U30s shouldn't get modern.
We will of course be happy to reorder / coordinate all of them.
HACKTS? "The head of the family doctors' association in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stefan Zutz, called the decision to the NDR a" catastrophe "for the corona vaccination campaign.
The Ministry of Health defended the decision on Saturday.
The preparations from Biontech and Moderna are both safe, effective and equally suitable for refreshing protection against corona.
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After the announcement that the release of the corona vaccine by Biontech will be capped, criticism of Jens Spahn is raining.
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Corona: Lauterbach believes "in any case" in new lockdowns
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1.7 million people in Germany received a refresher to protect against corona within a week.
Health Minister Jens Spahn announced this on Twitter.
A total of 5.6 million refreshments have been made, Spahn said.
According to the minister, the booster vaccination campaign is getting underway.
"The pace continues to pick up, thanks to everyone who helps to keep pace," he wrote on Twitter.
Overall, however, the quota remains low: According to the RKI, 6.3 percent of people in Germany have now received a booster vaccination to protect against corona.
Corona-News: Debate about mandatory vaccinations in Germany is picking up speed
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Is there a compulsory vaccination in Germany?
Austria has already adopted appropriate measures to master the rampant corona pandemic.
In Germany, neither the incumbent government under Angela Merkel, nor the upcoming traffic light coalition have so far been able to bring themselves to such a step.
Heiko Maas (SPD *) categorically rejects compulsory vaccination.
"There won't be any," said the still incumbent foreign minister at Bild Live.
A vaccination requirement is not necessary and "from a constitutional point of view" rather difficult, according to Maas.
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Karl Lauterbach believes in further local lockdowns in Germany.
According to the SPD health expert on Deutschlandfunk, it will "definitely" come because the number of infections will continue to rise.
So far, partial lockdowns have been in place in parts of Bavaria and Saxony.
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Germany is in the middle of the fourth corona wave.
But experts are already warning of a fifth wave in the corona pandemic.
"If the reduction in contacts and the vaccination do not succeed intensively, we will also get a fifth wave according to the current modeling," Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Institute, told the dpa news agency.
According to Wieler, a worsening of the corona situation in Germany can only be prevented through the widespread use of corona vaccines *.
"The rest of the winter depends heavily on what happens now," said Wieler.
According to Thomas Mertens, head of the permanent vaccination commission (Stiko), vaccinations can no longer stop the fourth corona wave.
“The vaccinations are very important for how things will look in the next year,” Mertens told the news broadcaster Phönix.
Meanwhile, the number of cases in the Corona crisis * in Germany has risen again.
The RKI reported on Saturday (November 20, 2021) the 13th day as a result of a record seven-day incidence.
Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - other travel destinations are becoming high-risk areas
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The Corona booster vaccinations should increase significantly and be carried out increasingly with the vaccine from Moderna * instead of Biontech *. The Federal Ministry of Health emphasized on Friday that enough vaccine for such "boosters" would be available by the end of the year. Since the Biontech preparation has so far made up more than 90 percent of orders, Moderna should be used more and more. This should ensure that sufficient vaccine is available in the short term. In addition, stored Moderna cans expired from the middle of the first quarter of 2022, but this must be avoided.
For Biontech, "maximum order quantities" are to be defined, as stated in a letter from the ministry to the federal states.
For the time being, practices should be able to order a maximum of 30 doses per week, vaccination centers and mobile vaccination teams 1020 doses.
"Orders for Moderna vaccine are not subject to a maximum limit and are fully supplied," says the letter, which is also available to the dpa.
Corona booster vaccination: Moderna and Biontech
In the practices, due to the limitation in Biontech orders from November 23rd, a significantly increased need for advice can be expected, said the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV).
"As a result, most of the patients who were vaccinated with Biontech as part of their basic immunization will now - if they are over 30 years old - receive a booster vaccination with Moderna," said KBV Vice-President Stephan Hofmeister.
According to available study data and according to the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko), both vaccines are equivalent.
Nevertheless, there will be a great need for explanation, which ties up valuable time that is then lacking for vaccination, ”said Hofmeister.
Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - other travel destinations are becoming high-risk areas
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The federal government declares other countries to be high-risk areas.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), these are both Belgium and most of the Netherlands.
Both countries recently recorded a significant increase in the number of corona cases.
This was initially reported by the ARD * Tagesschau.
Anyone entering Germany from a high-risk area must generally go into quarantine for ten days.
Five days after entry, those affected can free themselves from quarantine if they present a negative PCR test.
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An orphaned shopping center in Leidschendam in the Netherlands.
As of today, large parts of the kingdom in Germany are again considered to be high-risk areas.
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Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - Markus Söder closes clubs and bars
Munich - The corona situation in Germany is worsening more and more.
On Thursday, the federal and state governments agreed on significantly tougher corona measures at the Corona summit.
Now Bavaria is going one better.
Because: Prime Minister Markus Söder * (CSU *) announced a lockdown light for Bavaria on Friday afternoon.
At a press conference, Söder introduced with the words: "The corona drama continues into the next round." Bavaria's head of government described being unvaccinated as a risk, the vaccination rate in the Free State is too low.
The consequence: "We have to act, we have to do something."
Söder announces Lockdown light: Which corona rules are coming in Bavaria
All corona measures that Prime Minister Söder presented on Friday will initially apply in Bavaria until December 15.
These are the rules:
According to Söder, there is a “de facto lockdown for unvaccinated people”.
Means: A maximum of five people from two households are allowed to meet, not including children under 12.
2G and 2G Plus will be tightened.
Body-hugging services such as hairdressing are also included.
2G Plus means: recovered or vaccinated with a mask plus rapid test.
Trading remains excluded from 2G.
There is a curfew at 10 p.m. in the catering trade.
For sports, cultural and leisure events, an upper limit of 25 percent applies to occupancy.
This rule also applies to football games (Bundesliga), for example.
The controls are being tightened.
Discos, clubs, night restaurants and bars will be closed.
All annual markets and Christmas markets are canceled.
There should be bridging aid.
According to Söder, “everything has to be closed” at hotspots with an incidence of over 1000.
This currently affects eight districts in Bavaria.
Exceptions are schools, daycare centers, retail, old people's and nursing homes.
Söder also emphasized that nobody should be turned away when vaccinated.
Company doctors are to be increasingly involved again.
It is hoped that "the federal government will introduce compulsory vaccinations," said the Prime Minister.
Because: "It is a life-threatening undertaking not to vaccinate." (Vincent Büssow, Daniel Dillmann, Nico Scheck and Jennifer Greve with agencies)
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