German state allows ALL businesses to ban unvaxxed customers – even for groceries & other essentials
The German state of Hesse has become the first to allow businesses to deny unvaccinated people access to even basic essentials, establishing a dangerous precedent as its neighbors grapple with anti-vaccination-mandate rallies.
The state chancellery confirmed to German magazine BILD on Friday that Hessian retailers have been granted the power to deny the unvaccinated the right to purchase food and other necessities.
Under the new policy, stores can decide whether to implement the so-called “2G rule,” which means allowing entry only to the vaccinated and recovered – “geimpft” and “genesen” in German, respectively – or the more lax “3G rule” encompassing those who’ve tested negative for the virus (known locally as “getestet”).
Minister-President Volcker Bouffier told BILD, rather bemusedly, that he hoped the new rule would not be extensively applied, explaining: “We are assuming this option will only be used selectively and that everyday business will not make use of it".
"Vaccination provides the best protection". "And it's still simple, unbureaucratic, and free," he claimed, emphasizing that disguising and social distance restrictions would remain in place for organizations that did not comply with the more restrictive 2G Rule.
In exchange for admitting exclusively vaccinated or recovered individuals, 2G firms are permitted to waive social distancing and mask regulations — a tempting deal after 18 months of burdensome facial coverings.
In addition to the new 2G option, unvaccinated hospital employees must be checked for Covid-19 twice a week, and children must still wear masks while seated in class.
While at least eight other German states have allowed 2G for select companies such as clubs, restaurants, gyms, movies, and brothels, Hesse is the first to enable the law at grocery stores and other retail outlets.
Though other European countries, such as Italy and France, have imposed rigorous vaccine regulations, prohibiting the unvaccinated from working (Italy) or dining in cafes (France), most leaders have refrained from outright requiring vaccinations for their citizens.
Concerns about vaccine passports, on the other hand, have prompted hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets in protest, even as countries such as the United States begin to reopen for travel — to the vaccinated, of course.
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