Bayern visits Augsburg in Bavaria, and the players who did not receive either of the two doses of the vaccine were ultimately barred from staying at the Maximilian hotel with the team.
“There is no exception. We only allow entry to vaccinated and cured people,” a hotel employee told the Bild newspaper, assuring that the players would not receive privileges. Kimmich has been saying for some time that he will only get immunized when it is proven that the vaccines “will have no long-term side effects.”
All the players had to go through a quarantine period because of the positive test of defender Sule, still barred from playing, a week ago. They had negative PCD tests and went with the delegation to Augsburg.
To prevent the spread of the virus, the Bavarian government has issued a new law requiring a vaccination or recovery certificate for people to enter hotels or restaurants in the region.
Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister, is considering making the vaccine mandatory for soccer players as a way to combat skepticism in the population. Only two-thirds of Germans are vaccinated.