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The virologist Hendrik Streeck demands a long-term strategy from the federal government in the corona crisis.
“The problem that I see in many areas at the moment: We only live in the now instead of planning our future.
That's dangerous, ”said the Bonn scientist to the magazine“ Focus ”.
It would be much more important to think about autumn 2021 now.
"The government advisory bodies should develop long-term strategies now instead of shimmy from lockdown to lockdown," he advises in view of the changing risk situation in the pandemic.
Because if risk groups were vaccinated, the infection numbers would be less relevant.
"An infection is really medically relevant only when people get sick," he said.
In order to predict the stress on the health system, other parameters would have to be taken into account, "such as inpatient and intensive care occupancy, the age of the infected and, above all, the vaccination status".
On Tuesday, Streeck emphasized that there were no qualitative differences between the different vaccines approved in Germany.
“In my opinion there is no first or second class vaccine,” he tells Reuters-TV.
All three approved vaccines have advantages, but also disadvantages.
It can be assumed that all vaccines had a positive effect.
Less infected and less severe courses are to be expected.
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