With Omicron making headlines these days, there are talks of a booster doze. Germany has gone a step ahead to exempt those people who have been given a booster vaccination from COVID testing before entering into leisure facilities. According to reports, Germanys Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach and other ministers from its 16 federal states are aiming to encourage people to get the booster shot.
According to the draft that was drawn up by the federal health ministry, "Scientific evidence suggests that a booster reduces both the risk of infection and the risk of further transmission. In addition, the lifting of the obligation to take a test could relieve the heavily used test capacity."
Europe is fighting against a possible fourth wave of coronavirus with the rise of Omicron, the new variant. Germany reported 473 deaths on Tuesday related to COVID-19. Moreover, the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases reported 30823 new cases.