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The rapid development of corona vaccines gives many hope for a future after the pandemic.
Finally, there is no longer only discussion about lockdowns, quarantine and mask requirements.
A light seems to be emerging at the end of the tunnel.
Vaccination centers are being set up and the first drugs could be approved in just a few weeks
But how reliable are the vaccines, how risky is their rapid development, and which groups are the first to benefit from them?
Questions that Frank Plaßberg asked on Monday evening of his “hard but fair” session.
Under the heading "Operation vaccination - is it good, is it safe, does it come quickly?", The NRW Minister of Health Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), the science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar, the Mayor of Tübingen Boris Palmer, the physician Eva Hummers and the health psychologist Monika Sieverding.
The fact that Plaßberg was already shooting against vaccine opponents in his moderation, to whom they did not want to give a platform that evening, threatened to top the program's own claim right from the start, namely to ensure transparent clarification and acceptance.
Critics felt triggered after the first few sentences and formed themselves in social networks.
"It is not entirely unproblematic"
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Fears that the talk could turn into a one-sided discussion quickly dissipated.
Eva Hummers, who is herself a member of the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO), indicated that there are still many questions unanswered.
"It is not entirely unproblematic," she openly admitted when Plaßberg asked about the safety of the rapidly developed vaccines.
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“We just don't have the follow-up times that we would like.
You can't say anything about the long-term effects if the stuff has only been around for six months, ”is Hummer's casual assessment.
However, Hummers also admits that the high level of investment and the large number of volunteer test subjects made it possible to obtain a decent database for the short time.
However, approval is more uncertain than usual.
No agreement on the vaccination sequence
When asked which social groups should benefit from a vaccination first, Josef Laumann could not provide any great news.
When prioritizing, stick to the STIKO specifications.
It is undisputed that risk groups and medical staff would be vaccinated first.
It became more specific when it came to the capacities in the further course of the next year: "If we then have enough vaccine and are well established, we in North Rhine-Westphalia are able to vaccinate up to 100,000 people a day."
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Ranga Yogeshwar pleaded for being honest with people in order to ensure the necessary acceptance.
You now have to think about a strategy in order to be prepared against targeted false reports in social networks: "Every vaccination also has a risk, like everything in life.
We have to communicate that now before the rumor mill boils up.
True communication is the best remedy for doubt. "
The vaccination critics
Boris Palmer only shared the concern that the population's willingness to vaccinate could weaken due to rumors spread too quickly.
“The point here is that we all want to have our normal lives back as quickly as possible.
Even the 'lateral thinkers' no longer want to walk around wearing a mask, ”said the controversial mayor of Tübingen.
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"If we can show that this vaccine can prevent up to 95 percent of corona diseases, this argument will be so strong that the vast majority can be vaccinated," believes Palmer.
He himself came from a very vaccine-critical milieu.
For this reason alone, he had himself vaccinated as a test subject in a corona study to set an example.
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Monika Sieverding gave exciting insights into the vaccination readiness of Germans.
For once, men could be pioneers who otherwise tend to be reluctant to provide medical care.
“Men are less afraid of the vaccination and are more pragmatic about it.
Cancer can be suppressed.
Corona affects everyone.
Men want that off the table, ”is her thesis.
Vaccination pass as a ticket to hotels and planes?
Towards the end of the program, Laumann dispelled fears that there might be a compulsory vaccination.
These concerns are completely unjustified.
The decision to get vaccinated is voluntary.
Yogeshwar raised the question of whether the vaccination certificate could in future be a kind of ticket to concert halls, airplanes and hotels, and whether only vaccinated people could participate in public life as usual in the summer.
The aim, Laumann reassured, is to achieve herd immunity as quickly as possible, then the question does not even arise.
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Palmer warned strongly against such debates.
They are "totally counterproductive".
"We should advertise the vaccinations, but not discriminate against, abuse or disqualify anyone as showing solidarity if they decide against it." That is grist to the mill of people who are already subject to politics to want to establish a two-class society.
In the compulsory final round, Plaßberg asked whether his guests were ready to be vaccinated.
The opinion was unanimous: Everyone wants to be vaccinated.