The majority of Germans are in favor of compulsory vaccination.
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Dusseldorf In the fight against the corona pandemic, a general compulsory vaccination is getting closer. The designated Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) announced on the “Bild TV” channel that he would like to start a legislative process for this this year.
Germany’s employees seem to support Scholz’s plans. This is shown by an exclusive survey by the Indeed job platform for the Handelsblatt. According to this, 70 percent of all employees are in favor of a general compulsory vaccination. 27 percent are against it. The exact same values came out when asked about compulsory vaccination in the workplace.
The approval rate was highest among those over the age of 55 at almost 80 percent. The lowest level of support for compulsory vaccination came from 18 to 24 year olds (almost 60 percent).
In all, Indeed, in cooperation with the polling company Yougov, surveyed around 2000 people of working age. The results are considered representative.
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Indeed also asked employees about 2G in the workplace, according to which only vaccinated and convalescent people are allowed to come to the office or the factory hall. Here, at 59 percent, approval is somewhat lower than for mandatory vaccination, but still relatively clear.
91 percent of all unvaccinated against 2G in the workplace
The rejection of such measures is particularly clear among the unvaccinated respondents. 91 percent of people who stated that they were not vaccinated against Corona reject a 2G rule in the workplace.
46 percent of people who said they were not vaccinated against the coronavirus would also consider legal action against their employer if they introduced compulsory vaccinations. 21 percent of the unvaccinated would even look for a new job if they had to be vaccinated against corona to work. In the survey, 246 people said they were not vaccinated.
The approval of compulsory vaccination has thus increased noticeably among Germany’s employees. Most recently, Indeed asked employees to assess whether they were required to be vaccinated at the end of August. At that time, only a slim majority of 54 percent supported the move. At that time, 41 percent of those surveyed still refused to require a vaccination.
In addition to politics, leading top managers from Dax companies and owners of family businesses have also called for a general vaccination requirement. For example, Eon boss Leonhard Birnbaum recently said in the Handelsblatt: “It is becoming increasingly clear that compulsory vaccination as the ultima ratio of a free democracy is a price that we will have to pay if we want to prevent life from being permanently restricted in the next few years. “
In Germany there is currently no compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus. However, the parties to a possible government made up of the SPD, FDP and the Greens had already spoken out in favor of compulsory vaccination in certain professional groups such as geriatric carers or educators in day-care centers in mid-November.
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