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Bundestag advises on compulsory vaccination for staff in clinics or homes
05:05 a.m.:
The Bundestag is discussing today for the first time the planned corona vaccination requirement for staff in clinics or nursing homes.
The plans of the traffic light parties SPD, Greens and FDP also provide that vaccinations can also be carried out by dentists or pharmacists in the future.
The countries should also be given the opportunity to take stricter corona measures such as restaurant closings in hotspots.
The Infection Protection Act, which was only reformed in November, is to be changed again for the new regulations.
The goal is to make a decision this week.
The Federal Council will therefore hold a special session on Friday.
SPD general secretary Lars Klingbeil, who is to be elected co-party leader at the weekend, campaigned for a joint approach across party lines in view of the corona situation.
“There mustn't be any play of colors.
Rather, there must be a non-partisan alliance that focuses on protecting citizens, ”he said on Monday evening in the ARD“ Tagesthemen ”.
When asked about the fact that the traffic light parties had to sharpen their original plans for the Infection Protection Act, he said: “Yes, but I also tell you: There must be no false pride, and there must be no party-political thinking.
Rather, we have to do what is necessary to overcome the difficult weeks that are now ahead of us. "
WHO
against recovered
plasma
as Covid therapy
4.12 a.m.:
According to the World Health Organization WHO, corona patients should not be treated with immune plasma from those who have recovered.
A WHO expert group advises against such transfusions, as it writes in the specialist journal "BMJ".
According to the current state of studies, Covid-19 patients have neither a better chance of survival, nor does a transfusion with plasma reduce the risk of having to be ventilated, according to the article.
The experts reviewed 16 studies with a total of more than 16,000 patients.
In particularly severe cases, the study situation is still uncertain, which is why the experts are not against further studies in such patients with plasma.
In autumn 2020, passive immunization with the help of blood plasma from people who survived Covid-19 and formed antibodies against coronaviruses was still considered a promising therapy.
Something like this has already been used for other diseases, such as Sars, Mers or influenza, it was said at the time, for example, at a conference of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI).
The effect had not yet been proven at the time because there were no randomized studies with control groups.
Bahn
involves conductors in 3G controls in local transport
02.25 a.m.:
From Wednesday, conductors of the Deutsche Bahn should also carry out random checks of 3G certificates. Passengers without proof of test, vaccination or recovery (3G) should be asked "discreetly and politely" to get off at the next hub station, reports the editorial network Germany (RND) in advance, citing internal instructions from DB Regio. In the event of refusal, the federal police should be called in.
According to a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn, controls have taken place since the introduction of the 3G rule, but they have not yet been carried out by conductors.
“In local transport, we have agreed with the works councils that the customer advisors on RE and RB trains will also be involved in the 3G test.
Security personnel will support the train crew, ”said the spokeswoman.
Thuringia's head of the protection of the constitution calls for harshness against
corona
protests
00.10 a.m.:
Thuringia's head of the protection of the constitution, Stephan Kramer, calls for tougher action from the state and the judiciary in view of the corona protests in Saxony and Thuringia. "It's no longer about freedom of assembly and freedom of expression," he told the editorial network Germany (RND). “It's all about intimidation and fear. These people don't need communication, they need a clear message. «Not only politicians but also teachers, doctors and scientists are threatened. “You can't put all of them under police protection anymore. We have to take action. "
Kramer said the problem with the protests was that they were often not registered and that children were not infrequently brought along.
That makes a resolution more difficult.
The judiciary must also do something about this.
"It cannot be that the violations are dealt with as a trivial offense such as wrong parking only with fines," said the Thuringian constitutional protector.
"It is necessary that there are also court hearings that are publicly noticed." In addition, the impending penalties may also have to be tightened.
You can read more about the protests on Monday evening in Saxony, Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania here.
sol / aar / dpa