Abroad|Correspondent analysis
Forced vaccination is an extreme tool that is still causing a great stir in Germany – however, it has the support of the majority of the people, writes Hanna Mahlamäki, HS’s Berlin correspondent.
Berlin
Does it feel that in a corona pandemic, nothing is more surprising?
So probably about the future German Chancellor Olaf Scholzista, which said on Tuesday that it is pushing for universal vaccination in Germany despite previous promises to the contrary.
Back in September, Scholz said no vaccination is needed. The same has been said by many other German politicians who have now turned to advocating for vaccination.
A bill to force vaccination is scheduled to be brought to the German Bundestag soon, and could come into force in February or March, Scholz said.
Scholz is due to step in next week Angela Merkelin even before the official change of power, he is a key figure in German politics.
What right happened? Why did the coats of politicians flutter around in such an important matter?
The move planned by the largest EU country sounds drastic, although Austria has already decided to take it. As in Finland, the constitution in Germany protects the physical integrity of citizens.
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The future government is trying to keep its second promise: the shutdown of society should no longer come.
The number of corona infections began to grow at an explosive rate during the autumn, and the readings of all previous Corona waves were broken in Germany day after day. Virologists had already warned of the severity of the fourth wave in the summer, but wishful thinking was on hold as long as the numbers were moderate.
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Scholz said that if German vaccine coverage were now over 80 percent, coercion would hardly be needed. The share of those who have received two vaccinations in Germany is now 67.9% of the total population. In Finland, the figure is 71.9 per cent.
Scholz, Merkel and state prime ministers decided on Tuesday on a new crisis management team to be elected army general Carsten Breuer. Under his leadership, vaccinations are set to increase massively.
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The notion that the constitutionality of interest rate restrictions would be of little interest elsewhere than in Finland is wrong.
A model of military-led corona crisis management can be seen in Italy, where the general, who served as a logistics expert in Afghanistan and Kosovo, among others, Francesco Figliuolo, has led operational vaccination activities since March. The epidemic situation in Italy is now moderate in European terms.
Germany wants to pinpoint 30 million vaccines by Christmas. The figure includes both the first, second and third doses that have been recommended in Germany for all over 18 years of age for a couple of weeks.
59.3 million people have now been vaccinated in Germany, and the fastest daily rate of around 500,000 vaccinations in the summer has returned after a slowdown in late summer and autumn.
The rate of vaccination should now more than double, and so the future German government is trying to keep its second promise: the general exclusion of society should no longer come.
In turn, the isolation of non-vaccinated people will be tightened even before the compulsory entry into force of the vaccination obligation. A tightened version of the coron passport, which requires a fresh test result in addition to vaccination, is becoming more common in Germany. Decisions on the matter are coming on Thursday.
Every A Finn I know who has recently visited Central Europe wonders how smooth the use of the corona passport is compared to Finland.
Finland’s attempt to keep everything on the same line until the end has proved to be a difference to the layman, despite the fact that vaccination or the lack of it has put people in a completely different position in the face of a pandemic.
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The right of vaccinated citizens to freedom is therefore under consideration.
In Germany, decisions have been taken numerous times in the framework of the reformed Infectious Diseases Act. Rapid local decisions have been made possible by the state of emergency until 25 November.
Sometimes the notion that the constitutionality of interest rate restrictions would be of little interest elsewhere than in Finland is incorrect. In Germany, there is a Constitutional Court to which anyone can appeal against the decisions of politicians afterwards. One can guess that the corona passport will still be weighed there as well.
On Tuesday, the German Constitutional Court, following numerous complaints from citizens, handed down acquittals over the constitutionality of previous school closures and other restrictions.
The court dismissed the lawsuits but acknowledged that the brackets violated civil liberties. The court considered the locks to be constitutional because they protected citizens.
Now, as vaccine coverage increases, the situation is different than during those closures. The right of vaccinated citizens to freedom is therefore under consideration.
In Germany professor of public law Volker Boehme-Neßler estimates restrictions on freedoms such as the corona passport are constitutionally problematic and should be decided by parliament.
Scholz argued on Tuesday that the now planned vaccination would be decided by the German Bundestag, ie Parliament. Each representative would have freedom of conscience to vote.
Forced vaccination is an extreme measure that is still causing a great stir in Germany – but it has the support of the majority of the people. If the parliamentary decision on compulsory vaccination is implemented, it will have a stronger legal basis than the rules hitherto imposed by individual local governments.
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