Oh, Germany, When Will You Learn?
In the region of Hesse, Germany, all businesses including supermarkets and grocery stores have been granted the power to choose whether they allow 2G (‘geimpft’ and ‘genesen’ meaning vaccinated and recovered) customers only, or keep masks and social distancing under 3G, which includes a negative test ('getestet'). This means that any shop can deny unvaccinated customers - or rather, people who have not taken a covid vaccine - even for essential items and food. In at least 8 other German states, businesses like gyms, bars, and restaurants have begun to require '2G' vaccination for entry. Hesse may be the first to deny basic living essentials to un-covid-vaccinated people , but I am certain it will not be the last. The discrimination will spread and grow Merkel's chief of staff, Helge Braun, said “vaccinated people will definitely have more freedoms than unvaccinated people.” It's truly surreal to be writing these words as fact. I don't see how anybody cou