On day two in office, the new health minister and supreme pandemic fighter Karl Lauterbach announced a measure that, as a political evasive maneuver at the beginning of any government work, is never wrong. First of all, see what vaccination doses (orders) his predecessor left him with. If the vaccine inventory, accompanied by a general (!), Reveals gaps in the inventory, it can be sold as a heavy legacy of the Spahn era. If the target of 30 million booster vaccinations issued by Chancellor Scholz by Christmas becomes unrealistic, there is at least one culprit with a CDU party membership. But Lauterbach, who was carried into office by the people and Twitter's vote, still has to prove whether he, unlike Spahn, will conquer the corona.

In view of the threat of the fifth wave in the spring due to the Omikron variant, Austria is at least speeding up significantly more speed than Germany when it comes to compulsory vaccination with a draft law.

The passage contained therein that refusal to vaccinate can avert a hefty fine by “vaccinating” is also well thought out.

It would also be wise to set up a central vaccination register quickly, as in the neighboring country.

The Association of Towns and Municipalities is right when it demands this from Lauterbach.