Coronavirus pandemic: ++ Hans for consequences for vaccination refusers ++

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Montgomery warns of rising incidence from returning travelers

The chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, warns of an increasing corona incidence from travelers returning. “Spain and Italy are popular holiday destinations, especially for younger people, who have often not yet been vaccinated twice. The virus entry to Germany from these countries will clearly increase due to the number of people returning,” said Montgomery of the “Rheinische Post”. The medical officer called for consistent quarantine for unvaccinated travelers returning and compliance with the corona rules to ensure that the fourth wave does not turn into a “tsunami”.

SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach also advised caution. “At the moment we have not yet achieved herd immunity, so I advise you to continue to be careful,” Lauterbach told the editorial network in Germany. That also means: “Visiting the discotheque only for people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested and only with a mask.”

02:45 am

Teachers and doctors are calling for better protection against infections in schools

In view of the increasing number of infections, especially among young people, teachers and doctors’ representatives have warned the federal states not to endanger school openings after the summer holidays. “The main mistake last summer was that, in view of the hoped-for normality of full face-to-face teaching, not enough has been done to ensure adequate hygiene protection in schools,” said the President of the German Teachers’ Association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, of the Düsseldorf “Rheinische Post” . In addition, they have not adequately prepared for the alternative scenario of distance learning being necessary again. The teachers’ association was concerned that the state governments “did not learn enough from the mistakes made at the time,” said Meidinger. Too few classrooms have so far been retrofitted with room filter systems. The risk of a “complete contamination” of the largely unvaccinated children and adolescents was high after the school holidays, he warned. The rapid tests in schools would have to be expanded significantly to at least three tests per week. The President of the German Medical Association, Klaus Reinhardt, also called for the infection protection measures for schools and daycare centers to be prepared during the summer holidays.

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Dreyer calls for a new warning value

In view of the growing number of vaccinated people, the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer, has spoken out in favor of adapted evaluation criteria in the corona policy. “Of course, we are also looking at the increasing number of infections with concern,” said the SPD politician of the “Rheinische Post”. “Nevertheless, the incidence today says much less about the risk of illness and the possible burden on the health system than it did six months ago, because more and more people are being vaccinated.” The incidence remains important, but it should be linked to the situation in the hospitals, Dreyer said. This includes who is admitted there and who has to go to an intensive care unit. “The federal states must come to a new warning value with the federal government. We should agree quickly on a nationwide regulation.” Dreyer praised a system proposed by the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), as a “very clever traffic light system”. “This is exactly the kind of orientation we need nationwide.”

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US donated 22 million doses of vaccine this week

The U.S. shipped 22 million doses of corona vaccine overseas this week. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the number was a record for a week. The vaccines have been delivered to 23 countries, including Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Cameroon and Morocco. By the weekend, the US wanted to have delivered around 80 million vaccine doses abroad. Psaki said the US donated more vaccine than any other country.

01:06 am

Prime Minister Hans for restrictions on vaccination refusals

Saarland’s Prime Minister Tobias Hans has spoken out in favor of not giving back vaccination refusers the same freedoms as vaccinated people. “With vaccinations you show solidarity, with refusal to vaccinate you show egoism,” said the CDU politician to the editorial network Germany according to a preliminary report. According to the Prime Minister, vaccinators should not be allowed to pay for rapid tests, for example, or not be allowed to attend every event. It cannot be that nothing changes for those who have been vaccinated just because society has to show permanent consideration for those who refuse.

At the same time, Hans emphasized: “We won’t get any further with mandatory vaccinations.” People should understand vaccination as protection for society as a whole. “During the pandemic, children and adolescents had to cut back a lot to protect the elderly. Conversely, a vaccination barrier must now be built so that children and adolescents are not infected,” Hans told the network.

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