There is movement in the fight for a capable majority commitment to general vaccination against the crown in Germany. The two groups of Bundestag deputies, who each introduced their own bill for mandatory vaccination, agreed on Tuesday on a joint proposal for mandatory vaccination from the age of 60. First, the editorial network Germany reported on this. This increases the chances of the vote, which is scheduled for this Thursday without the usual guidelines of the group.
As stated in a statement, “the vaccination certificate is mandatory for all people over 60 years old, that is, the particularly vulnerable population group”. Must be completed by October. This obligation could be lifted with a Bundestag resolution in June, if the vaccination rate can be increased enough. In the autumn, against the background of the then prevailing knowledge and potential variants of the virus, the Bundestag must decide “whether the activation of the obligation to provide proof of vaccination for age groups from 18 years old should also come into force”.
Specifically, it’s the group around SPD parliamentary group leader Dirk Wiese and Greens health expert Janosch Dahmen, which initially aimed for mandatory vaccination from the age of 18. On Monday she already presented a proposal for a compromise for a shift from the age of 50 with the option of extending it to all adults. The second group, led by FDP health politician Andrew Ullmann, had proposed mandatory counseling and then a possible mandatory vaccination from age 50.
The initiative, which originally proposed mandatory vaccinations from the age of 18, has so far been supported by 237 lawmakers. The compulsory vaccination group of 50 initially supported around 45 parliamentarians.
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