The German health minister warned from infection records: “By the end of winter, almost everyone will be vaccinated, cured or will die.”

The overall event added another new peak in Germany, There are 386.5 new corona virus infections per 100,000 people in seven days. Adequate vaccination rate Opened up the discussion of its compulsion.

Germany is the most populous country in the European Union. A further 30,643 cases were added on MondayAccording to the Robert Koch Institute Health Organization, the total number has risen to more than 5.3 million since the outbreak.

More than 100,000 people have died so far, including 62 in the last 24 hours., And sounds the alarm about hospitals overflowing intensive care units.

In this case, the Minister of Health, Jens Spawn, Also warned that citizens should be vaccinated Most Germans will “vaccinate, cure or die” to Govit-19 within a few months. “Probably by the end of this winter, as the sometimes cynical saying goes, almost everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or die.Spaan charged “The most pervasive delta variant.”

“That is why we urgently recommend vaccination”Added. “We have a very difficult situation in many hospitals”.

Vaccine discussion

Despite widespread access to free corona virus vaccines, The vaccination rate in Germany is the lowest in Europe, Only 70.5% of the population was vaccinated, 68.0%, with absolute terms. Experts say this is too low to keep the infection under control, so it comes from Open the discussion of possible duty

In public chain statements ZDF, Chairman of RKI, Lothar Wheeler, Underlined The importance of vaccinating the maximum number of people And give the booster dose to those who have already been fully vaccinated.

However, There was a high content regarding the compulsion of the vaccine, He added that this should be examined as a last resort.

Duty is one thing “None of us want that”, Confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for maintenance.

“But the OMs say that if everything else had been tried, we would have thought of an obligation as well.”, He pointed out.

Social Democrat deputy and health expert Carl Lotterbach, As pointed out for his part Picture That We must not neglect an obligation “under any circumstances”, Although he acknowledged that it would no longer help in the current situation.

“Without obligation we have not explicitly reached the vaccination rate, we must get out of this situation with the vaccines we have and the breeding factor of the delta variation.”Added.

And the Professional Association of Pediatrics and Pediatrics And spoke to the Federation for the Protection of Children In favor of compulsory vaccination for adults.

“Vaccines contribute to a return to normal And reaffirm the fundamental rights of all citizens, but especially the rights of children and adolescents, ”the association said in a resolution approved yesterday.

Meanwhile, Heinz Hilgers, president of the federation, told the media network RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). “Children and adolescents have made a huge contribution by giving up a lot to this epidemic”.

“It is disrespectful to adults not to allow us to be vaccinated”, He said.

Shellswick-Holstein, Daniel Gunder and Bavaria’s heads of government, Marcus Soder, opened up to the compulsion.

More restrictions

In the meantime, Germany announced tougher sanctions last week To control the fierce fourth wave of the Govt.

In areas with high hospitalization rates, Those who are not vaccinated will not be able to access public places such as cinemas, gyms and indoor dinners.

Employees are asked to return to work as often as possible from home, while anyone going to work must show whether they have been vaccinated, recently recovered or tested negative, a system called “3G”.

The same rule applies to public transportation in those areas.

Many badly affected areas in Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony, have gone even further Cancel big events like Christmas markets and effectively exclude those who are not vaccinated from essential public life.

All adults who have been vaccinated are urged to receive a booster shot six months later to combat the ineffectiveness of the vaccine.

(With information from EFE and AFP)

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