Söder does not want to implement compulsory vaccination - what does Scholz do?

Created: 2022-02-07 2:36 p.m

By: Andreas Schmid

Markus Söder (left) and Olaf Scholz after a Corona summit - will there be a dispute about the vaccination requirement in the next round?

© Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa (archive photo)

The compulsory care vaccination "only leads to problems and is not a solution," says Markus Söder.

The CSU boss is putting pressure on the federal government a week before the next summit.

Munich - The resistance to the care vaccination is growing.

With Markus Söder (CSU), for the first time a Prime Minister has spoken out publicly against the mandatory corona vaccination for medical staff planned from March.

For the time being, the Free State does not want to implement the law introduced by the traffic light coalition.

Nursing vaccination requirement: Bavaria is distancing itself from the traffic light plan for the time being

Söder spoke out in favor of proceeding "generously" with the nursing vaccination obligation, "which de facto amounts to a suspension of enforcement".

For how many months this will apply is still open, said the CSU boss on the sidelines of his corona relaxation press conference in Munich.

Söder specifically justified his position with the threat of staff shortages in care facilities. A recent survey of the health authorities shows that tens of thousands of nurses are not vaccinated. From March 16, unvaccinated people will no longer be allowed to work in their profession. According to Söder, there is also a risk of staff shortages in Bavaria and the “overload and weakening of the health system”. The Franconian even spoke of an “absurd situation” if you didn’t get problems in the intensive care units because of the infection situation, but because of the vaccination requirement. "The implementation on March 15 only leads to problems and is unfortunately not a solution." Recently there has already been criticism of the check on the vaccination status of employees, which can hardly be implemented in practice.

Prime Minister Söder said he was generally in favor of compulsory vaccination.

However, the singular and also partial solution is currently “no longer an effective means” in the Omikoron wave.

Bavaria is once again going its own way in pandemic policy.

The advance from the south of the Federal Republic comes nine days before the next Corona summit - and should probably cause a new debate.

Corona vaccination requirement in care: topic at the next federal-state round?

On February 16, the federal and state governments will meet for the next Corona consultations.

It should actually be primarily about possible loosening.

At the last summit there was talk of an "opening perspective".

According to the Söder statements, the facility-related vaccination requirement could now come into focus again.

Especially since the criticism of the plans can also be felt outside of Parliament.

The Federal Constitutional Court has now received 74 constitutional complaints from around 300 plaintiffs against the planned law.

On December 10th, the Bundestag decided to amend the Infection Protection Act.

From March 16th, vaccination will be compulsory for clinics, nursing homes, medical and dental practices, rescue and nursing services, birth centers and other medical and nursing facilities.

This is intended to protect old and weakened people from infection with the corona virus * who have a particularly high risk of the disease being severe or even fatal.

Interesting: The specific implementation is the responsibility of the federal states.

Markus Söder* can therefore deviate from the course of the federal government even without the consent of the traffic light - at least in practical handling of the rule.