Supporters and opponents of the corona vaccination obligation face each other irreconcilably in the Bundestag.

By noon, Parliament wants to decide on the introduction of compulsory vaccination, and several proposals are to be voted on.

The SPD politician Dagmar Schmidt, who supports the latest compromise and thus for compulsory vaccination from 60 years onwards, warned on Thursday that the vaccination gap in the population would not be closed without such a regulation.

"There are still many millions of people without full primary immunization," she said.

Without more people being vaccinated, it could become necessary again in autumn to take measures such as contact restrictions.

Kim Bjorn Becker

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The CDU MP Tino Sorge, whose parliamentary group has submitted its own application for a so-called vaccination law, addressed the unclear majority in the Bundestag.

"We should have found a majority from the middle of the house," he said, and at the same time promoted the Union model.

One cannot make a general decision when it comes to the question of whether vaccination should be compulsory.

“Fortunately, we have declining incidence figures.

Let's create a reliable data basis," said Sorge with regard to the demand to introduce a nationwide vaccination register.

The speakers from AfD and FDP, who each made their own applications, argued clearly against the introduction of compulsory vaccination.

AfD parliamentary group leader Alice Weidel called compulsory corona vaccination “radically unconstitutional”.

The government is concerned with the “desire for unrestricted power of disposal”.

Wolfgang Kubicki (FDP) said he could well understand that "emotions run high" in the debate.

It is important not to rely on false justifications when making a decision.

“Herd immunity is not achieved through vaccination.

It is not the fault of the unvaccinated that other people become infected. ”There will probably not be an overload of the health system either.

"Vaccinations serve to protect oneself and not to protect others," said Kubicki.

“It is not the job of the state to force adults to protect themselves against their will.”