Fri Oct 15, 2021 – 12:46 pm EDTFri Oct 15, 2021 – 12:47 pm EDT
WIESBADEN, Germany (LifeSiteNews) — The German state of Hesse has allowed supermarkets and other stores to require proof of COVID vaccination (or proof of recovery) before granting access to their facilities. People unable to produce such proofs could be denied entry.
The decision was announced Tuesday by Hesse’s Minister President Volker Bouffier, a member of the Christian Democrats.
In Hesse, like in many other German states, the so-called 2G rule was already enforced in certain venues such as restaurants, bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, places of culture, and other large venues hosting big events. Now, Hesse has become the first German state to add supermarkets and stores to that list.
People who aren’t vaccinated can only show a positive PCR test that is less than 6 months old as a way to prove that they have natural immunity against COVID-19 after having contracted the disease and recovered.
With this new rule, Germany appears to be upping the pressure on the unvaccinated, following closely in the footsteps of France which began imposing vaccine passports back in August. Since then, a number of French
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