A first federal state wants to introduce rules such as 2G for children from 2022. Olaf Scholz and Karl Lauterbach rely on expert advice. The news ticker.
- The pressure for faster corona booster vaccinations is increasing (Update from December 11th, 9.45 a.m.).
- The first federal states want to introduce rules such as 2G for children from 2022 (Update from December 11th, 2:20 p.m.).
- Olaf Scholz and Karl Lauterbach rely on the recommendations of their new expert council in the ongoing fight against the pandemic (Update from December 11th, 10:15 p.m.).
- This news ticker on the subject of Corona in Germany is updated regularly.
Update from December 11th, 10:15 p.m .: A new committee of experts is to put the scientific advice of the federal government on a broader basis. The pandemic fight should be based more on scientific expertise, said Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) on Saturday. “We will meet on Tuesday and discuss how to proceed.”
New government: Corona expert council to make suggestions
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) said that ARD capital studio: “We want to ensure that a consensus is also formulated there.” Lauterbach also announced that for him the close cooperation with the scientists of the council would become the basis of his policy. “We have known each other for a long time,” said Lauterbach. In his own words, Scholz expects proposals from the Expert Council on which the government can base its decisions.
For the fourth day in a row, more than a million people in Germany received a vaccination against the coronavirus on Friday. The incidence fell, but the number of deaths rose. According to the new information, 510 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 378 deaths.
Update from December 11th, 5:31 p.m .: Initial study results suggest that the vaccines developed so far – actually for other variants – do not protect against an omicron infection as well. However, many experts believe that it is wrong to doubt the vaccination and also to question boosters. Answers to important questions based on their assessments.
Around 400 people meet around 100 counter-demonstrators at the Corona protest in Trier
Update from December 11th, 4:20 p.m .: Around 500 people took to the streets in Trier on Saturday because of the Corona rules: More than 400 of them demonstrated against the regulations and the limited vaccination requirement. The other 100 or so people had gathered for a counter-demonstration, the police said. But there were no major incidents.
There were also demonstrations against the corona protective measures in Hamburg. The police spoke of a peaceful course and up to 10,000 participants. “The distances are kept as far as you can see,” said a police spokesman.
Corona rules in Germany: The first federal state wants to lift the “child privilege” from 2022
Update from December 11th, 2:20 p.m .: Is it the end of the corona exemptions for children and young people between the ages of twelve and 17? At least in Lower Saxony it seems that way. Despite massive criticism from coalition partner CDU, Prime Minister Stephan Weil holds in view of the Corona situation in Lower Saxony* committed to ending exceptions such as the 2G rule for this age group from 2022. “This is what it will amount to as things stand,” the SPD politician told the New Osnabrück newspaper. In the previous exceptions, it was always taken into account that this group received a vaccination recommendation much later than the adults. What to consider the Lower Saxon parents suspended attendance before Christmas* reports Kreiszeitung.de*.
“But now the recommendation for 12 to 17 year olds was a long time ago, and everyone can get vaccinated. In view of the upcoming challenges with the omicron virus, we need the highest possible vaccination rate among young people, among whom we are currently seeing high numbers of infections, ”said the head of government, justifying his tough stance.
The government of Baden-Württemberg has a similar plan. As several newspapers unanimously report, the exemptions for children between the ages of twelve and 17 will no longer apply in the state from January 31. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs confirmed this to the SWR. The currently applicable exemptions for children and adolescents over twelve are not intended to be permanent.
Sharp criticism of Stiko boss Mertens – “I have no understanding at all”
Lower Saxony’s father also goes to court with the chairman of the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko), Thomas Mertens. He had said in a podcast that he would probably not have his child vaccinated at the moment. “To be honest: I have absolutely no understanding for that. Especially because the chairman of the commission had made this statement before Stiko had made its decision on a recommendation, ”said Weil.
When asked whether he would opt for a vaccination if he had a young child, the father of an adult son told the newspaper: “In any case, I would have my child vaccinated because I am not only looking at Omikron would think that this would protect my child. Millions of children in other countries have already been vaccinated without hearing any bad news. Why should that be different in Germany of all places? ”
Corona in Germany: How dangerous is Omikron for children? – Lauterbach estimates
Update from December 11th, 1:08 p.m .: How dangerous is the new Omikron variant for children *? Karl Lauterbach considers the mutation to be more dangerous for children than previous variants. “According to all that we know so far, the new Omikron variant affects children much more severely * than the previous variants,” said the Minister of Health Mirror. the However, virologists Klaus Stöhr and Hendrik Streeck warn against hasty conclusions and speculations about the new Corona variant Omikron.
“There are new dates every hour and we would all do well not to speculate and even paint the devil on the wall. We know for sure that Omikron has more mutations, especially in the spike, than Delta – but not yet what exactly this means. There are initial reports from the laboratories showing that the immune responses that are made after the vaccinations work less well. But there are also reports that the Omikron infections are milder, ”explains Streeck in an exclusive Merkur interview *.
Faster booster vaccination against the Omicron variant
Update from December 11th, 9.45 a.m.: The long, stalled corona vaccination campaign is gradually picking up the pace, but it is already becoming apparent that the current booster vaccinations will not be the last either. “We expect that a fourth vaccination will be necessary in summer, at the latest in autumn,” said General Practitioner Association boss Ulrich Weigeldt of the “Bild” newspaper (Saturday). He hoped that the fourth corona vaccination could then be administered “in conjunction with the flu vaccination”, “in order to make protection against corona into a routine”. This could also be necessary because of the new virus variant Omikron, which is possibly even more contagious than the currently dominant, highly infectious Delta variant.
A faster booster vaccination could influence the spread of both the Delta and the Omikron variant, “the experience from Israel shows that very impressively,” said the chairman of the German Society for Infectious Diseases Bernd Salzberger to the newspapers of the Funke media group. The Green health politician Janosch Dahmen, who is himself a doctor, told the Düsseldorf “Rheinische Post”: “We now have to get into the mode of a forward-looking pandemic policy. We won’t feel the consequences of Omikron tomorrow, but we have to arm ourselves against it today. Boosting is effective and crucial, as current data shows. We will also have to bring the booster vaccinations forward. ”
According to the figures published by the Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) on Friday, more than 950,000 booster vaccinations were given the day before, the second highest value so far. In addition, there were a good 77,000 first and just as many second vaccinations. Overall, with 1.1 million vaccinations, it was the second most since the early summer. This means that a good 17 million people currently have full and refreshed vaccination protection. With 83 million inhabitants, that’s around 20 percent.
Karl Lauterbach on the Corona situation in Germany: “Vaccination is not a private matter”
First report from December 10th, 10:50 p.m .:
Berlin – The new Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach has commented on why vaccination is relevant for society as a whole. “Vaccination is not a private matter,” said the SPD politician in an interview image clear. He cited the reason that unvaccinated, seriously ill people would put a strain on the public health system.
Particularly in view of the new type of omicron, Lauterbach emphasized the protection provided by vaccinations and boosters. “We know that Omikron is much more contagious. We know that Omikron also affects those who have already been infected – even those who have already been infected twice. We still know very little about the severity of the disease, ”he said about the still vague data situation, from which Sandra Ciesek has meanwhile drawn good and bad news.
The health minister does not expect the virus to go away during his term as minister. “We will not be able to completely defeat Corona over the foreseeable period – four years. You have to be realistic, ”said Lauterbach in an interview.
Corona situation in Germany: Lauterbach dares long-term forecast
“The variants often arise in people who have immunodeficiency, who have autoimmune diseases, who have cancer. These variants continue for the time being, you have to realistically see it that way ”, according to Lauterbach’s forecast.
In the current Corona situation in Germany, there does not seem to be any all-clear. Christian Drosten spoke of a serious problem in January and warned against the Omikron variant.
The current corona situation in numbers:
- Germany-wide 7-day incidence: 413.7 (RKI, December 10th, 2021, 03:36 a.m.)
- 22 percent of the intensive care beds occupied by Covid19 patients, 10 percent the beds are still free (DIVI, 10.12.2021, 10.05 p.m.)
- 72.4 percent Vaccinated at least once, 69.4 percent completely and 21.3 percent Vaccinated with booster (Impfdashboard.de, 10.12.2021, 09.01
Stephan Weil (SPD), Prime Minister in Lower Saxony, has announced a Christmas break for his state in view of the developments. (lb) * Merkur.de and Kreiszeitung.de are an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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