On the sidelines of the plenary session of the National Council, the club chairmen from VP, SP, Grnen and NEOS urged the possibility of immunization. The arguments were based on health and economic benefits.
SP chief Pamela Rendi-Wagner, herself a vaccination specialist, recalled vaccinations, which were a success story, at the joint media meeting. Whether mumps, measles, TBE, thousands of deaths have been prevented with the immunizations, and the paralysis of children has been almost eradicated. Hence Rendi’s message: “Vaccination saves lives, this has been proven over the past decades.”
Green club chairwoman Sigrid Maurer reminded everyone that the vaccination benefits everyone, namely the protection of loved ones and the return to a normal life, for which a higher vaccination rate is necessary. Therefore one stands together here “separated in colors, but united in the matter”. In doing so, Maurer also tried to take some worries away. There is clear evidence that vaccination does not lead to infertility and studies that there is no increase in miscarriages.
For NEOS club chairwoman Beate Meinl-Reisinger, the joint appeal is important, even if it should have come earlier. She thinks it is “stupid” if there is agitation against vaccination. The four-party appearance is not a pre-election campaign against the FP, at least for the NEOS.
VP parliamentary group leader August Wginger denied that there could be such ulterior motives. It is only about increasing the vaccination rate and thus ensuring better health, but also about good development of the location. Doubtful, Wginger pointed out that, according to the latest figures, 89 percent of those who are in intensive care units are not fully immunized. The coalition is currently not planning to tighten measures based on the Vienna model. Stick to the step-by-step plan at hand, explained Wginger.
The FP only spoke from outside. In a broadcast, club chairman Herbert Kickl called the four-party campaign “an irresponsible experiment by the black-green federal government, which the so-called opposition had now also fallen for”.
