{"id":245988,"date":"2021-11-23T08:03:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=245988"},"modified":"2021-11-24T08:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T08:30:31","slug":"covid-19-mandatory-coronavirus-vaccines-in-germany-unavoidable-says-countrys-tourism-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=245988","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Mandatory coronavirus vaccines in Germany ‘unavoidable’, says country’s tourism commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sky News \u2013 Nov 21, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Germany’s tourism commissioner says he expects COVID-19 vaccines will become mandatory in the country, as cases surge there and elsewhere in Europe.<\/p>\n

Thomas Bareiss said the increasingly worsening situation in his nation makes it clear that sooner or later coronavirus inoculations will be compulsory and will be “unavoidable”.<\/p>\n

He said it was wrong not to make COVID jabs mandatory from the start – but the decision not to at the time was “understandable”.<\/p>\n

Neighbour Austria has said that vaccines will be mandatory from 1 February<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

More restrictions are being introduced across the continent as infections soar and winter sets in.<\/p>\n

Austria and the Netherlands have gone back into forms of lockdown, sparking unrest<\/strong><\/a> in the past few days<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Germany’s states are introducing restrictions as well<\/strong><\/a>, with some regions cancelling their Christmas markets or banning the sale of alcohol.<\/p>\n

The nationwide seven-day rate of infections currently stands at 362.2 per 100,000 population – with the peak during last year’s lockdown being 197.6. A number of states have a much higher figure than the national average, including Saxony at 793.7.<\/p>\n

Mr Bariess, who is a member of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, advises the federal government on their tourism policy.<\/p>\n

He told the German news agency DPA: “In retrospect, it was wrong not to see that (compulsory vaccinations) right from the start. The hope at that time is understandable, but it was not realistic.<\/p>\n

“For me it is politically no longer justifiable that entire industries, retailers, restaurants, clubs, bars and the entire cinema, cultural and event scene live in a state of crisis prescribed by the state for 20 months and are faced with great existential fears, while others…take the freedom not to vaccinate.”<\/p>\n

And Daniel Gunther, the CDU minister president of the Schleswig-Holstein state, told Die Welt that he would be prepared to introduce a mandate – and that blanket lockdowns are no longer “appropriate” as they were in times before vaccines.<\/p>\n

Tilman Kuban, head of the youth wing of the CDU, said: “We need de facto compulsory vaccination and a lockdown for the unvaccinated.”<\/p>\n

The CDU are not expected to be a part of the ruling coalition come December, as the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), the libertarian Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens all negotiate to form a government – with the SPD’s Olaf Scholz expected to take over as chancellor.<\/p>\n

He wants to debate compulsory jabs for health workers – similar to the situation in the UK – although the FDP oppose this as they are more ideologically supportive of individual freedom.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Sunday, the UK’s health secretary, Sajid Javid<\/strong><\/a>, ruled out broad compulsory vaccines in the UK.<\/p>\n

“We are fortunate that in this country, although we have vaccine hesitancy, it is a lot lower than we are seeing in other places,” he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.<\/p>\n

“I just think on a practical level, taking a vaccine should be a positive choice. It should be something, if people are a bit reluctant, we should work with them and encourage them.<\/p>\n

“In terms of mandatory vaccines for the general population I don’t think that is something we would ever look at.”<\/p>\n

According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, 69% of the UK population is fully vaccinated, while 68% of Germans are double jabbed.<\/p>\n

Mr Javid told Sky News<\/strong><\/a> that England is still well within the government’s Plan A – and the country is “not at the point to take further measures” like the increased mask wearing and working from home requirements set out in Plan B.<\/p>\n

He added that England decided to open up more than other countries in the summer – which Mr Javid said was the “best” and “safer” time to do it.<\/p>\n

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