Germany will stop sick pay for unvaccinated people who have to go into quarantine because of COVID-19.
Previously, Germans could claim for income lost due to having to go into quarantine after returning from abroad or coming into contact with a positive case.
Health Minister Jens Spahn says the move was a matter of “fairness,” arguing that by the time the new rule comes into force on Nov. 1, everyone who wants a vaccine will have had an opportunity to get the shot.
Those who choose not to “will need to bear responsibility for this then, including the financial costs,” he says.
