O-Ton Angela Merkel (CDU), Federal Chancellor: “We have, luckily one has to say, a changed situation. Because the vaccination works, and we notice that of course the number of cases is no longer so connected with the difficult processes and with the intensive care bed occupancy, as was the case in the past. This has partly led to a discussion as to whether the incidence is still important. So I say, of course it is important, because in the future it will also be possible to deduce from the number of cases how many severe cases there are. But the correlation, the connection between the two variables, has become completely different because of the vaccination. How high does the vaccination rate have to be so that we can also cope with this more aggressive variant? And that’s where the experts here have us said that we should have vaccinated 85 percent of 18 to 59 year olds, 12 to 59 year olds, 12 to 59 year olds and 90 percent of over 60 year olds. Then the increase is manageable. Of these vaccination rates we are still far away. Of course we will do everything we can to prevent that. And this includes that we say very clearly, even with high vaccination rates, continue to adhere to the aha rules and ventilate. Testing should keep its meaning. We will definitely need further testing in schools in the autumn. At the moment we have said that we do not want vaccination compulsory, we are promoting vaccination. And so you have to think carefully about measures that are such an indirect vaccination requirement. But the next few weeks will focus on advertising, as the Federal Minister of Health said. And then we continue to discuss. “
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