The situation in the morning: will the traffic lights turn into an anti

Today is about a departure in the midst of a great crisis.

We look at the communicative performance of the future chancellor and the infection of a soccer player.

Start in the crisis

Earlier coalitions have already started in the middle of a crisis.

Gerhard Schröder's red-green troops helped prepare the Bundeswehr's first war mission during the Kosovo conflict, when they were not yet in office.

But what Olaf Scholz will have to cope with with his future traffic light government this winter is without historical example.

The country is in its greatest crisis since the end of World War II as a result of poor governance.

The SPD, the Greens and the FDP have written a good, an ambitious coalition agreement -

- but for now only one task counts, only one goal: And that is the end of the corona pandemic,

.

Either the Corona traffic light hits or it fails.

Because without overcoming this crisis, everything else is nothing for this new coalition.

This also and especially applies to climate protection.

If the red-green-yellow alliance around its management trio with a Chancellor Scholz, an Economics and Climate Minister Habeck and a Finance Minister Lindner cannot get Corona under control, Germany cannot get out of this perceived endless loop of waves of infection, then it will on Fight against climate change fail, the immensely larger crisis.

And the other way around: If Scholz and Co. can first contain the virus with clearly communicated and forward-looking politics and then push it into insignificance, this success will inspire society and politics in the next, greater battle.

In the next ten days, the members of the Greens will be able to vote on the coalition agreement, and the Greens will present their future ministers today.

With the FDP, they have already been decided, with the SPD, a little bit of guesswork is the order of the day.

It would be desirable for the country, see above.

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Federal Chancellor - or Federal Notary?

In the election campaign, Scholz still imitated the Chancellor.

But if he wants to get this crisis under control, he will now have to move away from her style as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be that far yet.

At the presentation of the coalition agreement, Scholz read the planned traffic light measures like the top notary from the sheet and presented them monotonously: the federal-state crisis team in the Chancellery, involvement of experts, mandatory vaccination for employees in hospitals and nursing homes. The future chancellor did not rouse the audience. At first it didn't seem like a departure, but like a continuation of the familiar.

Sure, Scholz doesn't have to do Churchill right away ("blood, toil, tears and sweat"), but he should treat the crisis of the century as the crisis of the century.

Communication is an essential component in the fight against Corona, which Angela Merkel fatally neglected.

Only recently, she is said to have spoken urgently about the dramatic situation - so report participants, because she did it behind closed doors on the CDU executive committee.

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Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate

This Thursday, the EU Medicines Agency (EMA) will probably announce its decision on the vaccine for children aged five and over.

A recommendation is to be expected.

If it were common sense, a

would have to start as soon as possible

.

In Germany, however, we are waiting for the delivery of specially filled children's vaccines, i.e. for different packaging.

And on the Stiko anyway.

In other words: it won't work before the end of December.

When do we get together the different realities in which we are currently moving?

On the one hand, there is the dramatic infection situation, the suffering of many sick people, and hundreds of people dying every day.

Last night it was reported that the sad mark of 100,000 corona deaths was officially exceeded.

And then there is all of our bureaucracy, the insistence on established procedures, the lack of courage, the aversion to risk.

All over the country, people are lining up again to be vaccinated or boosted.

This time there is enough material, but not enough appointments.

In pharmacies, therefore, vaccination is still a long way off, and at the family doctor, well, maybe only once a week.

Come back next year.

And while the hospitals are full, discos, clubs and bars remain open - with exceptions.

Chancellor Scholz, take over.

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Loser of the day ...

... is

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The unvaccinated midfield star of FC Bayern has been infected with the corona virus.

The 26-year-old had triggered criticism in recent weeks with his vaccination skepticism, but on Wednesday national coach Hansi Flick indicated that Kimmich was now about to be vaccinated.

Too late.

It's bitter for Kimmich, who will hopefully just miss a few games and then be fine again.

But what about those who he may have made insecure, who did not get vaccinated according to his example and now also have to endure an infection?

You will hardly have the same medical care as Kimmich.

The latest news from the night

• Employers are open to the general obligation to vaccinate:

  Dialogue and conviction - according to employer president Rainer Dulger, these should be the means to counter vaccine skeptics.

  At some point, however, you also have to think about mandatory vaccinations

• The first intensive care patients could be relocated on Thursday:

  From Thuringia to Northern Germany: The first severe Covid cases are to be brought to other intensive care units this week according to the clover leaf system.

  The start could be this Thursday

• Brits fear a dry Christmas:

  Without a glass under the Christmas tree?

  In the UK, that could happen this year - at least the alcohol industry warns.

  The government, however, weighs it down

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I wish you a good start to the day.

Your Sebastian Fischer