Category: Health
Patient records – insured persons should be able to control their data
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Kelber, considers the electronic patient file to be partly incompatible with EU law. The patient record should become effective…
Mask requirement in parliament goes for AfD, too
The AfD parliamentary group must comply with the mask requirement in the German Bundestag. This emerges from a decision by the Berlin Administrative Court. The…
Merkel: Corona vaccine possibly by the turn of the year
Chancellor Merkel is confident that Corona vaccines could be made available in December or early 2021, she said after a video conference of the EU…
60 nationwide vaccination centers planned in Germany
It is planned that the vaccines against the Coronavirus will be available at 60 locations, according to press reports. There should be no obligation to…
Call for fewer contacts – decision on Corona measures in one week
by Thorsten Koch The Bavarian Prime Minister Söder (CSU) has “little hope that the measures to contain the Corona pandemic can be lifted by the…
New functions for the German Corona warning app – continued voluntary use
by Thorsten Koch Several politicians have called for the official Corona warning app to be more effective. As CDU health politician Sorge said, “alleged privacy…
Lockdown in Germany Amid Second Wave of Covid-19
by Thorsten Koch From this Monday, November 2, restaurants and pubs in Germany will not be allowed to open to dining guests. Sports facilities, swimming…
Respecting the rules to limit the Corona pandemic – in view of an increasing number of infections in Germany
by Thorsten Koch Anyone who has traveled to risk areas as a tourist and returns to Germany must be tested for the Coronavirus from Saturday,…
Bund takes share in CureVac
The federal government takes a share in CureVac in order to promote the development of a vaccine against the Coronavirus. As Federal Minister of Economics…
Tobacco advertising to be banned after a vote of the Bundestag
The Bundestag has passed a ban on tobacco advertising, which prohibits advertising of tobacco products in cinemas and the distribution of free samples outside the…
