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Germany dreams of 0.3 milliliters.

This is how much Biontech vaccine is injected against the coronavirus at the redeeming Piks.

Millions are waiting for it, but the vaccination campaign is slow.

Moderna is cutting its delivery quantities, Astra Zeneca's announcements are subject to change.

Now Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to discuss the situation with the country leaders.

But the vaccination summit threatens to become a fiasco full of empty words.

What big decisions can the federal and state governments make?

The vaccination sequence must be respected.

Vaccinating those most at risk first is out of the question in a solidary society.

Instead, we need vaccine - quickly and a lot.

An “emergency vaccine industry” should fix that, demand CSU boss Markus Söder and Greens boss Robert Habeck.

All pharmaceutical companies are to be included in production immediately.

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That is a step towards a planned economy.

In our market economy, coercion is the last resort.

It has to stay that way, but the population deserves a policy without prohibitions on thinking.

The state owes us that.

After all, what are closings of restaurants and bans on events, if not interventions in the market economy?

At lockdown there were no restrictions on thinking, even curfews were on the table.

Therefore, tough interventions must be considered to bring the country out of the crisis.

Another option would be a large bonus for companies that deliver the vaccine faster.

If the state rewards private individuals with thousands of euros for buying an e-vehicle, why shouldn't this also apply to companies in a crisis?

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Both proposals have one thing in common: They are specific.

They have to take the place of platitudes.

The summit cannot just end with “We can do it”.

The support of the population for the measures will not last forever.

The numbers are falling, mutations cause discomfort, but will not permanently alleviate the fermenting frustration of many people.

Instead, Germany is being prepared by Economics Minister Peter Altmaier for the lockdown to continue - even if the incidence value is below 50 new infections.

It seemed agreed that this limit is enough to send us back to life.

The advance shows that when it comes to restricting freedoms, everything can obviously be thought of.

Politicians must finally apply the same standard to the entire fight against Corona.

She owes us that.