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The CDU politician expects the first vaccines against the corona virus this year. “There are reasons to be optimistic that a vaccine will be approved in Europe this year. And then we can immediately start vaccines, ”Spahn told the Germany publishing network. He called on the federal states for the vaccination centers to be ready for use by mid-December. That seems to work.
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) also raised hopes for vaccines this year. “We have made preparations so that it can start in December,” Scholz said Sunday night on “Bild live.” He believes that vaccination will begin “faster than we thought a while ago,” emphasized the vice-rector.
Spahn was optimistic that it would not take until the end of 2021 for all population groups to be vaccinated. For example, many of the possible vaccines do not require deep cooling. They can be given in normal doctor’s offices. “And then everything goes fast: Let’s not forget that in a few weeks up to 20 million people are vaccinated against influenza each year,” Spahn said.
Spahn announced the establishment of an online platform on the vaccination rates achieved, differentiated by age and region. “Especially when we have achieved a high vaccination rate among particularly vulnerable population groups, we can gradually relax the restrictions.”
According to Spahn, Germany has secured more than 300 million doses of vaccines for Germany through the EU Commission or through bilateral agreements and options. “Even with two doses per vaccination, we would have enough for our own population and we could share it with other countries,” Spahn said.
Extension of the confinement until December 20
However, at the moment, the number of infections in Germany remains worrying. Consequently, according to information from SPIEGEL, the prime ministers want to refrain from making the previously imposed measures more flexible.
According to a draft resolution by the state of Berlin, which SPIEGEL has received, the blockade that has been applied so far in Germany will remain in effect until December 20. Berlin currently holds the presidency of the Prime Minister’s Conference. Suggestions from preliminary discussions among federal states have reportedly been incorporated into the document.
Only in regions “that have an incidence of less than 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days and a downward trend in incidence” could there be a decrease earlier, he says.
Special rules apply for Christmas
To prevent discussions about the subsequent course of the pandemic flare up again shortly before Christmas, the country’s leaders propose an automatic mechanism: if it does not succeed before December 20, decisive indicators such as the R-value, the occupation of the units of intensive care and incidence To press »significantly«, the restrictions currently in force will be automatically extended again by 14 days.
According to information from SPIEGEL, the communication from the state side also foresees a special regulation for Christmas and New Year’s Eve, in addition to the extension of the applicable measures. Under federal state plans, the meeting limit will be generally tightened: in the future, a maximum of five people from two households will be allowed to meet. Currently, gatherings of two households are allowed regardless of the number of people.
However, the two-household restriction will be lifted during the holidays. So apparently an upper limit of five or ten people should apply regardless of the number of households involved. The exact value is still under negotiation. However, it is clear that children up to 14 years of age are exempt from the regulation. Then they are not counted.
