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Why is the vaccination rate in East Germany so low?

Compared to western Germany, the vaccination gap in eastern Germany is large. The correlation with the election results of the AfD is striking. A report from Saxony.

Opponents of the Corona policy are demonstrating in Dresden on Monday.

Sebastian Kahnert / AP

“That they can still look at themselves in the mirror”: The police are the enemy for many critics of Corona policy disguised as “walkers” on Monday evening eight days ago in Dresden. In the otherwise tranquil district of Strehlen, dozens of police officers cordoned off a street from both sides with police vans. They stand in front of it with their legs apart and tersely ask those who are coming to move on. Only those who give their personal details are allowed out of the street. Gatherings of more than ten people are currently prohibited in Saxony and generally only allowed with a mask and distance.

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