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Corona rules strengthened in several German states

(GermanPolicy.com) – Several Federal States have rendered the measures against Corona infections stricter. In Bavaria, the protective measures against the Coronavirus are being strengthened. From…

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FDP against compulsory vaccination

(GermanPolicy.com) – Volker Wissing (FDP) has spoken out against mandatory vaccination. “There will be no compulsory vaccination with the FDP, neither for the entire population…

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Drosten for more responsibility in journalism

(GermanPolicy.com) – At the ceremony to award the Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Prize, virologist Christian Drosten called on journalism to undertake a necessary “reflection” with regard…

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Spahn: booster vaccinations to be made possible for everyone

(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has announced that the governments on federal and state level want to make booster vaccinations possible for…

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Chair of the Greens parliamentary group for tightening Covid-19 rules

(GermanPolicy.com) – The chair of the Greens parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, has called for action against the “rapidly worsening Corona situation.”…

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FDP in favor of reintroducing free Covid-19 rapid tests

(GermanPolicy.com) – The head of the FDP, Christian Lindner, and FDP general secretary Volker Wissing have spoken out in favor of reviving the citizen tests….

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Hundreds of proceedings after demonstrations against Covid-19 rules

(GermanPo(GermanPolicy.com) – After demonstrations by opponents of the German Corona rules in Leipzig, police has initiated more than 600 administrative offense proceedings as well as…

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Booster vaccinations: conference of health ministers

(GermanPolicy.com) – At a conference of the Federal and State Governments in Lindau, health ministers agreed on a uniform procedure with regard to booster vaccinations…

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Covid-19: Spahn calls for a booster summit

(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) would like a summit between representatives of the Federal Government and the Federal States to coordinate booster…

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Vaccination ordinance provides for the right to booster vaccination

(GermanPolicy.com) – In principle, all citizens are entitled to a booster vaccination against the Coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed. For certain groups…

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Health system: Lauterbach sees “construction sites”

(GermanPolicy.com) – Health expert Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has identified “huge construction sites” in the health care system. During the Corona crisis “in the last two…

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Statutory health association calls for reforms in care

(GermanPolicy.com) – The vice-chairman of the Central Association of Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) has called for reforms in statutory care insurance. According to media reports,…

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