Holetschek does not want to rule out lockdown and admits a fatal Astrazeneca error
Created: 01/08/2022, 06:28 AM
From: Tanja Kipke
Before the federal-state meeting on Friday, Health Minister Klaus Holetschek promised possible tightening of the rules for Bavaria - and admitted a mistake.
Munich - On Friday (January 7th) the federal and state governments will meet again for a corona summit to discuss possible tightening, a shortening of the quarantine and Omikron.
Before the MPK, Prime Minister Markus Söder expressed doubts that he considered the meeting to be “a little early”.
Söder is worried about the credibility of the new government.
Health Minister Klaus Holetschek expects the federal government to "first give an overall assessment of Omikron" at the meeting.
In an interview with
SZ
, he also gives an outlook on the tightening of rules that Bavaria could face.
He also does not rule out a new lockdown.
Before the Corona summit: Holetschek announces possible tightened rules for Bavaria
According to Holetschek, the assessment of the new Corona variant Omikron is decisive for new measures. "In order to develop a feeling under which conditions which measures are necessary at all," he told the
SZ
. “If the new infections explode, we are definitely at risk for the health system. The still open question is, from what value this is the case at Omikron. ”A few more stringent rules could then be resolved for Bavaria.
“You could sharpen the mask requirement, for example in busy places.
Or consider where there is still potential for 2-G-Plus in 2-G areas, ”says Holetschek.
But he is relying on uniform regulations in Germany.
When asked whether there will be another lockdown, the Minister of Health replied: “I have always said that I would not rule anything out.
I will stay with that.
It is clear that we want to do everything we can to avoid that. "
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Is there no leisure lockdown for young people from the age of 12?
The rules for young people could also change soon. At the moment, the following applies: From January 12th, unvaccinated young people will have to go into a so-called leisure lockdown. The 2G rule then applies to them. In the
SZ
interview, Holetschek said
: "We will evaluate this again after the Prime Minister's Conference this Friday and try to find sensible solutions." It remains to be seen whether the regulation will change again. “If parents are skeptical when it comes to vaccinating, then you have a hard time as a child,” says Holetschek. The problem can only be solved with a general compulsory vaccination.
Holetschek could well imagine limiting this to two years.
"You could then make a cut after two years, evaluate it and make a new decision
.
"
Holetschek admits crucial mistakes in dealing with Astrazeneca
"I certainly made mistakes in this pandemic," reveals Holetschek in an interview with the newspaper.
He recalls an interview when Astrazeneca was de-prioritizing.
When asked when this would apply, he said: “From now on!” General practitioners then asked him whether he knew what he had triggered.
The telephones in the practices no longer stood still.
You were literally overrun.
"Everyone makes mistakes," said the health minister about the incident.
(tkip)
