Category: Health
Covid-19: Brinkhaus calls for debate on the rights of vaccinated people
(GermanPolicy.com) – The chairman of the Union parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU), has called for a change of perspective with regard to the debate about improvements in Corona vaccinations. “What I am currently witnessing is that the vaccinated are angry with…
Law on the epidemic situation: Spahn against extension
(GermanPolicy.com) – In contrast to SPD candidate for chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who wants to prolong the ‘epidemic situation of national scope,’ Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) wants the corresponding law to expire. The law is currently limited to the end of September. Measures against…
Germany donates vaccination doses to developing countries
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has announced that the Federal Republic of Germany will donate all deliveries of the vaccine from AstraZeneca that have yet to arrive in Germany directly to the Covax vaccination initiative. The international initiative will then pass them…
Covid-19: police checking test results upon entry into Germany
(GermanPolicy.com) – From this Sunday, travelers to Germany have to present certificates. This is meant to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. On the occasion of mandatory entry tests for persons from the age of 12 to determine whether a person is free from the…
Non-certified travelers from risk areas must quarantine from August
From 1 August, according to a decree by the Federal Cabinet, those entering Germany from the age of 12 will be obliged to present either proof of vaccination, a Covid-19 test result or proof of recovery from the Coronavirus. A government spokeswoman said that the…
More infections due to the Corona virus’ delta variant
The delta variant of the Corona virus, which was first localized in India, accounts for 59 percent of current infections, after the proportion was around 37 percent at the very beginning of July, as reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). A third of those…
A need for booster vaccinations
by Thorsten Koch According to the Spokesman of the Federal Government, Seibert, the Federal Government and the Governments of the German states are preparing for so-called booster vaccinations. A spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Health said, on his part, that the data was not…
Covid-19 slows down higher life expectancy
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a lower increase in life expectancy in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office announced that the average life expectancy for newborn girls is 83.4 years. For boys, it is 78.6 years. Thus, the value has hardly increased compared to previous…
More creative offers to promote the ongoing vaccination campaign
In order to increase the vaccination rate against Covid-19 in Germany, there is a discussion about making more creative offers. The head of the Hamburg Vaccination Center and president of the Virchow Association, Heinrich, recommended mobile vaccination campaigns, as well as immunization in the vaccination…
Spahn to procure more vaccination doses for 2022
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to procure 204 million vaccine doses against Covid-19 for the next year. This corresponds to a supply of more than two doses per inhabitant of products made by several manufacturers and, according to the Federal Ministry of…
More flexibility: in the future, doctors will receive vaccines as required
From mid-July, medical practices in Germany will be able to order vaccines against Covid-19 as required. According to the Federal Association of Aesthetic Physicians, the currently valid distribution key has led to doctors, in some regions, receiving too few vaccine doses. In future, practices should…
Tobacco tax hike will not be used to prevent addiction
The increase in tobacco tax from 2022, totaling around 500 million Euros, will not be used to prevent addiction. Instead, Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) had the additional income included in the planning of the overall federal budget. The parliamentarian Till Mansmann (FDP) criticized:…
