CSU boss Markus Söder recently surprised me with his Corona policy. First the easing, then the temporary rejection of the institution-related vaccination requirement. But is the next turning point coming?
Update from February 11, 7:03 a.m .: The vaccination requirement for healthcare workers should apply on March 15. In Bavaria, the introduction of compulsory vaccination will probably be delayed “by a few weeks”. At least that’s what Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) said on Thursday (see first report). Holetschek also hit more defensive tones in the ZDF talk with “maybrit illner”. He reiterated that the government of the Free State “move within the framework of law and order” and will not question the obligation to vaccinate as such.
With regard to Bavaria and the obligation to vaccinate, Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) also expressed confidence on Thursday evening in the TV show. He was “very sure that the lawyers in the State Chancellery have now enlightened Mr. Söder”. State authority is bound by law and order everywhere in Germany, and federal law breaks state law. If the Bavarian state government refuses to do so, “there are also ways of enforcing this,” said the Minister of Justice.
Buschmann had criticized Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) for his arbitrary abandonment of the partial vaccination requirement and wants to enforce it against his will if necessary. “From the perspective of the rule of law, it is a disaster when state leaders float the idea of ignoring a law passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat,” Buschmann told the Tagesspiegel . If Söder sticks to it, it would be “an unprecedented process”.
Söder with Corona turnaround? After severe criticism, the minister spoke up – now everything sounds completely different
First report from February 10, 2022: Munich – The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder has once again put himself in the limelight of the nationwide headlines. Less by the announcement of far-reaching easing in Bavaria, much more by his announcement that he wants to put the facility-related vaccination requirement in Bavaria on hold for the time being. Harsh criticism* followed promptly from Berlin, both Health Minister Lauterbach and Chancellor Scholz (both SPD) clearly complained about Söder’s “going it alone”. Now the words of the Bavarian Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) indicate a new turning point – in the Free State.
Corona in Bavaria: After Söder’s advance – is the turning point now?
The Bavarian state government now wants to introduce compulsory vaccination for healthcare workers a little faster than Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) initially promised. Bavaria still thinks the introduction of facility-related compulsory vaccinations is a good idea, emphasized Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) on Thursday on Bayerischer Rundfunk. However, their introduction will be postponed by a “few weeks” because many questions are still open.
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Corona: Söder speaks of “generous transitional rules” – sharp criticism follows
Söder, on the other hand, had spoken of “the most generous transitional regulations” on Monday, which “de facto initially amounted to a suspension of enforcement”. “For how many months, we will see.” The state government had thus received sharp criticism. In all likelihood, however, a punctual start of the facility-related compulsory vaccination on March 15th is still not to be expected in Bavaria. Holetschek said on Bayerischer Rundfunk that the implementation had simply not yet been clarified. “Of course the law makes sense. But it must also be feasible to implement it.” For his part, Holetschek accused the federal government and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) of not making any progress with the introduction of a general obligation to vaccinate. * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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