Lucha supports a vaccination obligation from the age of 60

At the Health Ministers' Conference, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Bavaria are committed to an obligation to vaccinate from the age of 60. Detailed advice should take place at the presence event of the health minister in June.

At the next Health Ministers' Conference, which is due to take place in Magdeburg on June 22nd and 23rd, 2022, the department heads of the federal states will again discuss the obligation to pay from 60. The Baden-Württemberg Minister of Health man luca had on Monday, May 16, 2022 on the digital Conference of the Minister of Health (GMK) Together with his Hessian counterpart Kai Klose to discuss the topic of vaccination from 60 years.

Both countries in their application clearly speak out for the introduction of an age -dependent obligation to vaccinate. "In view of a very likely wave of infection in autumn, the GMK still considers it necessary to overload the health system and the associated possible restrictions for the entire population by introducing an immediately applicable vaccination from the age of 60. Target = "_ blank" href = "https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de//de/service/aktuelle-infos-zu-corona/" Class = "internal-link"> Covid-19 from 60 years, the corresponding proposed decision is in the application. Bavaria's Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek joined his two state colleagues on Monday. Thereupon it was decided to discuss the topic in detail at the next conference of Health Ministers of Health, a corresponding decision on the application to June.

in autumn the number of infected people should increase again

Health Minister Manne Lucha said: "It is important that we do not give up the debate on this topic. I still have the hope that the last word has not yet been spoken, at least as far as the vaccination obligation from 60 is due to a new increase in respiratory diseases: In addition to the existing seasonal stress on the health system, it becomes increasing again SARS-COV-2 cases, even with severe disease courses.

Health Minister Kai Klose (Hessen) said: "Unfortunately, a bill to introduce a vaccination against Covid-19 did not find a majority in the Bundestag at the beginning of April. In any case COVID-19 disease is reduced. “

be prepared with the obligation to vaccinate on infection waves

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (Bavaria) said: "We have to adapt to new waves of infection in autumn. Bavaria is already working intensively on a concept. But it is also important that at least for older people there is an obligation to vaccinate. Because older people have an increased risk of developing it.

All three Minister of Health agree: there are still vaccinations both in the general population and in the elderly who need special protection. The introduction of an obligation to vaccinate can reduce the risk of serious diseases and the associated burden on the health system. This means that both the endangered groups and the general population are better protected with regard to general health care. Only if the population is sufficiently vaccinated can we prevent further severe infection waves.

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