According to virologist Christian Drosten, the corona pandemic is over. Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) is now calling for an end to all measures.
Update from 17:44: Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann has spoken out in favor of ending all protective measures against the coronavirus. The FDP politician is reacting to statements by virologist Christian Drosten, who told the Tagesspiegel that he believes the corona pandemic is over.
“Christian #Drosten has been one of the most cautious scientists in the #pandemic,” Buschmann wrote on Twitter. “Now his conclusion is: the pandemic is over. We are in the endemic state. As a political consequence, we should put an end to the last #corona protection measures,” he said.
Virologist Drosten is convinced: The corona pandemic is over
First report from Monday, December 26, 1:11 pm: Berlin – “This winter we are experiencing the first endemic wave of Sars-CoV-2, in my opinion the corona pandemic is over,” said Christian Drosten, head of virology at the Berlin Charité University Hospital Daily mirror.
According to Drosten, immunity in the population will be so large and resilient after this winter that the virus is unlikely to make it into the summer. The only limitation mentioned by virology was another mutational jump in the virus. “But I don’t even expect that anymore at the moment.”
Corona pandemic over? Other experts agree with Drosten
Several experts now share the assessment that Corona is now endemic, including intensive care physician Christian Karagiannidis, who is also a member of the federal government’s Corona Expert Council. He had in the interview with the Publishing Network Germany (RND) answered affirmatively whether the pandemic would end after the winter. “I expect the pandemic to now be phased out. Certainly there will still be one or the other small wave. However, the immune situation of the population is robust and there are far fewer Covid patients in intensive care units.
For example, the chairman of the Permanent Commission for Vaccinations (Stiko), Thomas Mertens. In his view, a pandemic is primarily defined by the fact that a globally unknown pathogen with which people have no immunological experience breaks into the population. This is no longer the case, Mertens said at the end of October.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach was also optimistic a few weeks ago: “We hope that next winter will be the last big battle with the corona virus,” the politician said in early December Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazine . As a result, the “virus would have mutated at a dead end.” But despite all the optimism, Lauterbach remains faithful to his prudent line and does not want to give the green light: “There is no reason for negligence. It’s too early for further easing, ”he said. (Dir / dpa)
