The Berlin virologist Christian Drosten warns with a view to the Delta variant to more speed with the vaccinations.

"We absolutely have to work on the vaccination quota," says Drosten on Deutschlandfunk.

In the general population, 61 percent have so far been fully vaccinated.

“We cannot go into autumn with this vaccination quota, that is absolutely not enough.” 85 percent of the under-60s are necessary, and 90 percent of the over-60s.

Corona tests alone are not an alternative.

They were only a makeshift as long as there was no vaccine.

"Now the population is not accepting the vaccination, that's a big problem." For children under the age of 12, for whom there is currently no vaccine, regular corona tests should, however, be maintained in schools.

For October and November, he also expects contact restrictions again.

The after-effects of the corona pandemic will also be felt for years, according to the virologist.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 13,715 new positive tests on Thursday morning.

That is 1089 more than on Thursday a week ago, when 12,626 new infections were reported.

The seven-day incidence rose to 76.9 from 75.7 the previous day.

The value indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants have been infected with the corona virus in the past seven days.

33 other people died related to the virus.

This increases the number of reported deaths within 24 hours to 92,256.

In total, more than 3.9 million corona tests have so far been positive in Germany.

Discussion about booster vaccinations

The SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach meanwhile demanded a quick recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) for the booster vaccination against Covid-19. "I think it is essential that we get a clear recommendation for the third vaccination from Stiko now," Lauterbach told the newspaper "Rheinische Post" (Thursday edition). Lauterbach spoke out in favor of targeted third-party vaccinations. "If the vaccination is done unnecessarily on low-risk pre-vaccinated people and younger people, we not only waste vaccine that would be needed in other countries, but we can also not expect any additional effects from the vaccine."

Medical President Klaus Reinhardt criticized the action of the federal and state health ministers to offer booster vaccinations for seniors and immunocompromised people without a corresponding recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko). “In theory there is a lot to suggest that a booster vaccination can be useful for people with certain previous illnesses, with a weakened immune system and for the very old,” says Reinhardt of the editorial network Germany (RND / Thursday).

Overall, however, there was still a lack of meaningful studies on whether, when and for whom a booster vaccination was indicated. Politicians have thus fueled expectations among patients that many doctors do not want to serve without a scientifically based vaccination recommendation. "I therefore consider it a mistake that the federal and state governments have widely announced booster vaccinations without waiting for a corresponding recommendation from Stiko."