Theurer said that he could not currently imagine voting in the Bundestag for compulsory vaccination. He doubts that a mandatory vaccination that has been fined would lead to opponents of vaccination being vaccinated. The compulsory vaccination is touted as a panacea, but it is crucial to bring the vaccination rate up. There is too little discussion that one Compulsory vaccination means a massive interference in people’s decisions. Theurer also addressed problems with implementation and administrative law issues. “Do we want more people to be vaccinated, or do we want to impose more fines?” The proponents of mandatory vaccination have still not submitted a constitutional draft.
Theurer suggested as a possible alternative to a general compulsory vaccination Mandatory consultations for vaccine skeptics by resident doctors before. Compulsory vaccination for vulnerable groups aged 60 and over is also an option in the fight against the pandemic. Theurer is chairman of the Südwest-FDP, sits on the FDP Federal Presidium and is Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport in the new federal government.