The government wants to create this quota by the end of January if possible, as a government spokesman for “Bild am Sonntag” said. The 7th of January had been mentioned beforehand. On this day, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to discuss the fight against the corona pandemic with the state ministers for the next time. 61.4 million people in Germany are currently vaccinated at least once, which makes up 73.8 percent of the total population. Around 5 million more people would have to receive an initial vaccination for the goal.
The compulsory vaccination for everyone – which should be legally binding in Austria from February – should be on the agenda in parliament in the first week of session in the new year. According to SPD parliamentary deputy Dirk Wiese, there will be “a first debate on compulsory vaccination” in the Bundestag at the beginning of January. The first week of the meeting begins on January 10th. For a legally secure regulation some “not easy questions in detail”, said Wiese of the “Bild am Sonntag”.
Source: Nachrichten
