Status: 07/25/2021 1:17 a.m.
In the restaurant, cinema or stadium only with vaccination – in the opinion of Chancellery Minister Braun, this measure would be possible if the infection rate is too high. According to the CDU politician, this is also legally permissible.
Chancellery Minister Helge Braun has called on people to have the corona vaccination and announced possible restrictions for unvaccinated people in autumn. There are two arguments in favor of the vaccination, the CDU politician told Bild am Sonntag. The vaccination protects 90 percent from severe corona disease. “And: those who have been vaccinated will definitely have more freedom than those who have not been vaccinated.”
As long as the vaccines against the Delta variant help so well, a classic lockdown is no longer necessary, said Braun. But if Germany got a high fourth wave, it would not be without effects. “In the event of a high infection rate despite test concepts, unvaccinated people would have to reduce their contacts,” he explained.
Cinema, stadium, restaurant – in case of doubt only with vaccination
“This can also mean that certain offers such as restaurant, cinema and stadium visits would no longer be possible even for those who have not been vaccinated because the residual risk is too high.” When asked whether this would be legally permissible, Braun replied with a “yes”. “The state has a duty to protect the health of its citizens,” he said. “This includes a health system that does not have to postpone cancer and joint operations again in winter to treat corona patients. And that includes protecting those who are not vaccinated.”
Braun: Up to 100,000 new infections daily in September
According to the report, Braun said that he also feared an increase in the incidence in Germany by the federal election on September 26 to 850 and thus 100,000 new infections daily. The Chancellery Minister added that this would cause sickness rates to reach historic highs. This would mean that all unvaccinated contact persons of the infected would have to be in quarantine. “The effects on the work processes in the companies would be massive. We are already seeing that in Great Britain,” said Braun.
If the incidence increases as expected, it will also be very difficult to keep the infections out of schools. “That’s why it’s very clear to me: Parents, teachers, caretakers and school bus drivers have to get vaccinated. If these groups are all vaccinated, the risk for the children is lower.” In addition, the mask requirement must consistently apply in public buses and trains and in school lessons, where distance and ventilation are not sufficient.