Vaccinations
Bas: Grateful that Kimmich initiated the debate
Bärbel Bas (SPD) speaks after her election as President of the Bundestag at the constituent session of the new Bundestag. Photo: Kay Nietfeld / dpa
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With his public admission that he does not want to be vaccinated, national player Kimmich has drawn criticism. But the President of the Bundestag Bas can also wrest something good from the debate.
The new President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas hopes that the vaccination debate about Joshua Kimmich will also have positive effects.
She is grateful to the national team player of FC Bayern Munich “for having reopened the debate about the long-term consequences of vaccinations before winter,” said the SPD politician of the Düsseldorf “Rheinische Post”. Politicians and scientists should use this example to clarify rumors of long-term damage.
“Perhaps then more people will be convinced to have a vaccination before they are caught by the fourth wave that is now rolling. In this respect, Joshua Kimmich’s statement comes at the right time from my point of view, “said the previous health politician Bas.
In Germany, the increase in the seven-day incidence, which has continued for a good two weeks, has continued. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) stated the number of new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 149.4. The previous day the value was 145.1, a week ago it was 106.3.
The health authorities in Germany reported 16,887 new infections to the RKI within one day. This is evident from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 04:24. A week ago, the value was 13,732 infections.
On October 23, after Bayern’s 4-0 win against Hoffenheim, Kimmich admitted that he was not vaccinated against the corona virus. With partial understanding, this resulted in severe criticism. The 26-year-old international had declared that he had “a few personal concerns, especially when it comes to the lack of long-term studies”. She “likes to meet Joshua Kimmich for coffee,” said Bas and emphasized: “To be clear: Despite millions of vaccinations, there is no evidence of long-term damage.”