Corona loosening in Bremen: rules only apply to those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered

Created: 02/16/2022, 20:22

By: Johannes Nuss

Bremen will implement the easing of the corona measures decided at the federal-state level.

For the time being only for vaccinated and recovered.

Bremen – Due to the high vaccination rate in Bremen, the easing that was decided at the federal-state meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, should apply to almost 90 percent of the population.

Because Bremen wants to relax the current corona contact restrictions – but only for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered.

Corona loosening in Bremen: "Especially in the north we are dealing with falling numbers!"

Not like in Schleswig-Holstein, for example, where these easing apply to the entire population.

This was stated by Bremen's head of government, Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), on Wednesday evening after the federal-state meeting.

"The situation is different again in Schleswig-Holstein," he said, also with regard to the relaxation of the corona virus in Bremen.

The northernmost state had announced a “moderate adjustment” to restrictions on the unvaccinated.

It referred to its high vaccination rate and low infection rate.

According to Prime Minister Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), Bremen wants to quickly implement the easing decided on in the federal-state meeting - but initially only for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered.

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"Especially in the north we are dealing with declining numbers," said Bovenschulte.

In Schleswig-Holstein, the seven-day incidence on Wednesday was 756.1 infections per 100,000 people in one week.

That was the lowest nationwide.

Bremen had the second lowest value, but it was still 1004.8.

Corona loosening in Bremen: More than 10,000 spectators at the Werder game against Ingolstadt?

Bovenschulte announced that Bremen would implement the jointly decided relaxation of the corona virus by the weekend.

The country will adhere to the maximum limit of 10,000 spectators at open-air events.

However, if many other countries do not comply, it will be checked whether the limit for Werder Bremen's home game, in which captain Ömer Toprak was able to return to training on Wednesday *, against Ingolstadt on Saturday, February 19, 2022, will be increased .

This is a matter of competitive justice, the mayor said.

Before announced corona loosening: RKI declares Bremen adult vaccination rate over 100 percent

The Robert Koch Institute explained the Bremen vaccination rate of over 100 percent by the fact that people who do not live in Bremen are also included, who have been vaccinated there - such as seafarers or commuters from the neighboring federal state.

Bremen is repeatedly mentioned as a nationwide pioneer when it comes to the vaccination rate. According to RKI statistics, it is currently 101.7 percent for adults over the age of 18 for the first vaccination and 100.2 percent for the basic immunization.

Vaccination rate in Bremen: Need for explanation if the value is over 100 percent

Numbers that not only made the CDU opposition in the state suspicious, because a vaccination rate of over 100 percent requires explanation.

Such a rate is mathematically possible, explained the RKI.

Because: The regional assignment of all vaccinations is based on the place where the vaccination takes place and not on the basis of the place of residence of the vaccinated person.

The rate also reflects vaccinations of people who do not live in Bremen but have been vaccinated there.

Vaccination offers in Bremen are aimed at all Bremen residents, all employees, seafarers and truck drivers in the port

The Bremen health authority made it clear that the vaccination offer in the smallest federal state is basically aimed at people from Bremen and everyone who works in Bremen.

In addition, undocumented or undocumented people as well as international seafarers and truck drivers would also be offered vaccinations in the port.

All of these people are vaccinated in Bremen, but some live neither in Bremen nor in Bremerhaven.

"We tried to approach the question of what the vaccination rate in Bremen actually is," said Lukas Fuhrmann, spokesman for the health senator.

"Unfortunately, comprehensive data is not available from all areas, which is why only a very rough estimate is possible."

The spokesman referred to a response from the Senate to a request from the CDU parliamentary group, which had expressed serious doubts about some political statements on the vaccination rate.

Fuhrmann emphasized that the overall rate in Bremen was "probably a few percentage points below the RKI figure".

"However, our quota is certainly still very high." (with material from the dpa) * kreiszseitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.