Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) supports the vaccination application by MPs from the traffic light parties. “I think this is a good application,” says Lauterbach on the ZDF program “Berlin direct”. Although he will also work on other applications as Minister of Health, he called the specific proposals of those who advocate compulsory vaccination “conceivable”. On Wednesday the Bundestag is debating compulsory vaccination for the first time.
He also advocated talking about possible opening prospects today. “If the number of cases goes down again, and that is to be expected when we are over this wave, then of course the restrictions cannot remain,” says Lauterbach on the ZDF program “Berlin direkt”. Then openings would be possible step by step. “It is right to consider that now.” On Monday, the federal and state governments will discuss the current corona situation. According to an initial draft resolution, an opening perspective is possible if the hospitals are not overloaded or the critical infrastructure fails.