Dhe virologist Christian Drosten considers the corona pandemic in Germany to be over. “This winter we are experiencing the first endemic wave with Sars-Cov-2, in my opinion the pandemic is over,” said Drosten in an interview with the Berlin “Tagesspiegel”.
After this winter, the immunity of the population will be so broad and resilient that the virus will hardly be able to get through in the summer. The head of virology at the Berlin Charité named the emergence of other variants of the virus as the only restriction: “But I don’t expect that anymore at the moment either.”
Regarding the situation in China, where the corona virus is spreading massively after massive restrictions have been lifted, Drosten said: “The big mistake in China was that there was no awareness of vaccination among the population, especially among the elderly.” The vaccination campaign in Germany and Europe was the decisive step in combating the pandemic.
The virologist defended the measures to contain the virus. It was never about stopping the pandemic. It was clear from the start that this was not possible: “But if nothing had been done, then in Germany there would have been a million deaths or more in the waves up to Delta.” So you had to reduce contacts.
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