The new SPIEGEL is here, now digital, from Saturday at the kiosk.
The cover shows Karl Lauterbach as 007 on a despondent mission: the health minister – like the chancellor – is in favor of compulsory vaccination.
But neither wants to submit their own bill.
Olaf Scholz wants to wait until the members of the Bundestag formulate proposals.
Lauterbach is now also declaring that he will not prepare an application himself.
He, who is also a member of parliament, feels obliged to remain neutral as a minister.
"It's the week of ducking away," says the SPIEGEL cover story (to be found here).
Is it the fear of one's own courage?
Or the fear that bold action could jeopardize coalition peace?
The fear of the voters, the majority of whom are in favor of vaccination, but whose approval is crumbling?
The fear that the question could divide society?
"A Quantum of Fear" fits the despondent Lauterbach-007, that's our headline.
Until such a cover is finished, there are numerous drafts
– good, not so good.
And the rest. A selection:
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