Do vaccinated people get freedom like almost before the pandemic, is there a lockdown for the unvaccinated in the finer things in life like going to a restaurant? According to the will of the federal government, this is what it obviously comes down to if the corona infection numbers, as calculated by Chancellery Minister Braun in a worst-case scenario, should be around 100,000 per day by the end of September. If the vaccination rate and thus the vaccination quota do not increase significantly in the next few weeks, especially among the younger ones, and thus slow the spread of the delta variant of the virus, there could be a change of strategy in the fight against pandemics.
Instead of swinging the club of the (partial) mandatory vaccination as in France and Greece, Merkel's confidante wants to drastically demonstrate the advantages of injections to millions of citizens who are still vaccinated or unwilling to vaccinate.
A quick test, which is not necessarily safe in any case, will soon no longer be sufficient to attend a Bundesliga game or go out to eat with (vaccinated) friends.
Compulsory vaccination through the back door
It would be a compulsory vaccination through the back door, because it forces citizens to get vaccinated if they want to continue to participate in social life. But it would also cause the pandemic to dry up due to a high vaccination rate. What political explosives the CDU politician Braun is handling is made clear not only by the violent protests of vaccine opponents in Athens and Paris against similar plans.
Chancellor candidate Laschet also contradicts his party friend. His plea to allow unvaccinated people to continue testing in beer gardens or cinemas and to rely on pure persuasion work with those who are not vaccinated until the end of the holiday could soon be overwhelmed by the fourth wave. Laschet's tormentor Söder is also putting pressure on another vaccination site. Unlike Laschet, the CSU boss urges a vaccination program for schoolchildren - regardless of the standing vaccination commission. Because waiting until autumn may not be the best option here either.