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Wiese: vaccination to be enforced as mandatory

(GermanPolicy.com) – On Wednesday, the German Bundestag debated various group proposals for compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus. In the coming weeks, a model for and…

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Caritas President: vaccination compulsory from the age of five or 50

(GermanPolicy.com) – The President of Caritas sees a vaccination requirement for residents over the age of 18 as insufficiently justified. The vaccination approval applies to…

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Vaccination register unnecessary, Lauterbach

(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach considers a vaccination register unnecessary. The introduction of such a database would take too long to help prevent…

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Lauterbach: current corona measures are to be maintained

(GermanPolicy.com) – The measures against the corona pandemic should be maintained and not tightened. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is committed to this: “An easing…

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German parliaments decide on shorter quarantines

(GermanPolicy.com) – Bundestag and Bundesrat have decided on shortened quarantine rules for infected people and people who have been in contact with people infected with…

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PCR tests are restricted to certain groups

(GermanPolicy.com) – The number of new corona infections is currently increasing, mainly due to the omicron variant. The state health ministers have therefore decided that…

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Hospitals at the breaking point

(GermanPolicy.com) – The medical association Marburger Bund sees German hospitals at their breaking point. “By the beginning of February at the latest, it will be…

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Ministry of Health: ‘recovered’ status still at three months

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Ministry of Health does not want to change the validity of the convalescent status to three months. The status was recently…

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Biontech begins study for drug against Omicron

(GermanPolicy.com) – BioNTech and Pfizer have started a first clinical trial for a vaccine against the omicron variant of the coronavirus. 1,420 subjects aged 18…

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Federal Government should prepare further protective measures, council

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Council of Experts, which the Federal Government has set up to provide technical support for the corona pandemic, has called on Chancellor…

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CDU politician: government must present draft law for compulsory vaccination

(GermanPolicy.com) – According to CDU general secretary Mario Czaja, the conference of prime ministers must demonstrate clear ways to make vaccination compulsory. He expects a…

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Association of cities opts for planning an exit strategy

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Association of Towns and Municipalities has called for a gradual relaxation plan. This is necessary in order to have planning security, when…

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