Söder fuels debate about compulsory vaccination for professional footballers
Markus Söder suggested discussing compulsory vaccination for football professionals. The Bavarian Prime Minister justified his proposal with the existing 2G regulation for spectators in the stadiums in the Free State.
Markus Söder brings up a compulsory vaccination for football professionals and thus earns incomprehension. At least with Cologne trainer Steffen Baumgart. He accuses Bavaria’s Prime Minister of holding his flag in the wind.
Trainer Steffen Baumgart from 1. FC Cologne reacted with incomprehension to Markus Söder’s suggestion that professional footballers should be vaccinated. “I think the politicians are great. Why do I think politicians are great? Because they always turn it how they want, “said the 49-year-old, who was quoted by several Cologne media on Wednesday. “I don’t even know how many times Mr Söder has changed his mind. I have the feeling that there is no clear opinion, but that it is always turned in the way it is needed for the public at the moment. “
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Söder recently said on “Bild”: “I am in favor of us thinking about compulsory vaccination in areas where we only have 2G anyway. I think it would be a good signal that we are discussing something like this for football as well, as a signal of unity between fans and players. ”At the same time, he pointed out that 2G applies to spectators in Bavaria in the stadiums, i.e. only vaccinated and Recovered would have access.
Baumgart criticizes such a move as one of many changes of direction within the corona policy. “Why should vaccination be introduced for gamers if we can’t even get it into the nursing staff who work on people every day? I think we should think about it. And while we’re already thinking about it, it might also be important to pay nursing staff accordingly. “
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