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Magdeburg –
Halle Mayor Bernd Wiegand (Independent) rejected an apology in the vaccination scandal on the ZDF talk show “Markus Lanz”. “You can criticize that,” the city council chief said Thursday night of the first corona vaccines in Halle.
“But he will find no excuse in this regard.” The debate over early vaccination has been dormant in Halle for weeks: not only Wiegand, but also members of the city council and the civil protection team received crown protection, even though it was not their Gire according to federal regulation. The prosecution is investigating Wiegand on suspicion of “misappropriation” of the corona vaccine.
Lanz asks Wiegand: “Why the city hall?”
Wiegand defended all early vaccination offers – they were the last remaining tips that shouldn’t be thrown away. Lanz asked why other systemically important groups in Halle should not be contacted first for spontaneous vaccinations. “Where are the professors? Where are the educators? Where are the cops? Why the city council? “Wiegand responded that the city council had a” key role “in the crisis. The 64-year-old man confirmed that he himself had been selected for spontaneous vaccination by a team from Diakonie Hospital using the six-eye principle.
Halle Mayor Bernd Wiegand will speak on ZDF’s “Markus Lanz” talk show Thursday night.
“Why you, what do you think?” Lanz asked. “The Lord Mayor must be protected first, he is the head of the disaster control team,” Wiegand replied. “He has been working hard with everyone for a year. These are criteria that are always clear in the event of a disaster, so that later it is said: Then I go up the ladder ”. The town council chief emphasized: “I can understand the decision.”
Halle vaccination scandal attracts nationwide attention
On the day of his vaccination, the hospital had repeatedly assured him that no one could be located who had the right to vaccinate regularly; According to federal ordinance, it would have been the turn of those over 80, residents and nurses and hospital employees. at particular risk. “Everything has been tried,” Wiegand said. “Do you really believe that?” Lanz asked. “That there was nothing else to do but call you?” Wiegand replied: “Correct. That is confirmed and proven. “
The Halle vaccine scandal had attracted the attention of the entire country. “Is the moral dimension of this story not revealed to you?” Lanz asked the town council chief. “Yes, of course,” Wiegand replied. “So why do you keep making legal arguments?” Wiegand stuck to his argument: “You must also understand: in the situation before I throw something away, I try to attract people who have key functions in the city.”
Reiner Haseloff: “We have more vaccines and more”
In addition to Wiegand, a second prominent politician from Saxony-Anhalt was also on the show Thursday night: Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) discussed the next step in crown politics with Lanz. The head of government complained that much of the AstraZeneca vaccine is currently not used in refrigerators instead of being injected quickly. There are currently around 1.2 million cans in stock across the country, and large quantities are currently not used in Saxony-Anhalt. “We still have vaccines and more,” said Haseloff, who was connected from Magdeburg. “Why have they discredited us so much?”
In fact, patients from Saxony-Anhalt have already canceled vaccination appointments because they did not want to be vaccinated with the Swedish-British substance. Haseloff asked Lanz personally: “Make sure there is half an hour of education every day on public radio and television.” Vaccines are about human lives. “The first public service broadcasting assignment is an educational assignment,” Haseloff said. Instead, the test programs belonged “backwards” in the program.
It’s hot between Haseloff and Lanz
In a heated ping-pong between Haseloff and Lanz, the moderator rejected the accusations. “This show is watched by 2 to 2.5 million people at the top, that’s nothing at this late hour,” says Lanz. “I think it is not the public broadcasting service that is to blame for the lack of vaccination in Germany.” This is a question of politics. “We do not need to be told anything,” replied the head of government, referring to the production of vaccines in Saxony-Anhalt.
Haseloff also stated that the current lockdown strategy should be opened in the foreseeable future. “In general, there has to be a movement for the population,” Haseloff said. “We know that people are running out of breath.” The companies are up to their neck. Therefore, in spring there should be prospects, for example, for restaurants and retailers. On March 3, the federal and state governments will discuss the additional strategy.
A show with a lot of Zoff: in the end Lanz said goodbye to the Prime Minister. “Mr. Haseloff, it was a pleasure. Now I am drenched in sweat. I don’t even know if it’s from the ginger water or the conversation with you. “He will be happy if Haseloff can return to the study in person in the future,” said the moderator. (mz)
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