Future Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of compulsory vaccination

To curb the outbreak of infections in Germany, the future Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was in favor on Tuesday of compulsory vaccination against Covid-19. Olaf Scholz “said that he perceived that there were debates on this subject in the Bundestag, all parties included”, reported the entourage of the future social democratic chancellor.

The successor of Angela Merkel, according to this source, “signaled his sympathy for such a regulation” Tuesday, during a meeting between Angela Merkel, his successor and the leaders of the 16 German regions, which could lead to a tightening of the restrictions anti-Covid.

Germans mostly for

Closures of bars and clubs are in particular under consideration, according to German media. Germany has so far ruled out the radical option of imposing vaccination, retained by the Austrian neighbor. The vaccination obligation was recently decided for staff in nursing homes and hospitals, as well as soldiers of the Bundeswehr, and should come into force soon.

But the health situation remains very tense, with an incidence rate of 452.2 per 100,000 inhabitants on Tuesday. The vaccination campaign has enabled the complete vaccination of approximately 57 million people (68.5%) on that date. Compulsory vaccination, long rejected by a majority of Germans, is now demanded by nearly two thirds of them (64%), according to a recent poll by RTL and ntv media.

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