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The health minister stands out because of his great decision-making power.
At the weekend he ordered an antibody therapy for 400 million euros, with which 200,000 patients against Covid-19 are to be treated.
That sounds great after 200,000 lives saved.
The bulk order is also astonishing, because the products are neither approved in the EU nor have they been convincing in clinical studies during the pandemic.
They only work for those who get them very early in the course of the disease.
So then, if it is not yet clear whether the patient will become very seriously ill at all.
According to the Ministry of Health, the funds are to be delivered to specialized clinics.
But of all people, intensive care physicians refrain from giving them to all high-risk patients.
A second astonishing decision by the Minister of Health: In the future, everyone should have access to antigen tests at home.
That sounds good too and is pragmatic.
Why should you put obstacles in the way of people who are responsible and do not want to spread Sars-CoV-2 unnoticed?
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Perhaps because scientists warn of false-negative test results.
The stick tests are difficult to perform, the longed-for gargle tests will never come for home use.
Tests for everyone - this decision by Jens Spahn could prove counterproductive.
Because people who actually want to be extra safe are threatened with false security.
Incidentally, the minister could also lose track of the pandemic situation in Germany - if no one goes to the official test sites.
Spahn made a third decision last week, which sounded good at first, but was also astonishing at second glance: He obliged established laboratories to track down new virus variants.
They then suggested that they actually lacked the competence to do this.
After all, the minister has quietly corrected these plans, and brought experts who are more knowledgeable on board for a targeted search for mutants.
It is gratifying that Spahn is making decisions.
After all, many people suffer from severe Corona fatigue.
Who doesn't long for a policy that takes the reins in hand and doesn't just react?
But Spahn's decisions appear as those of someone driven.
It is smoke candles that do not solve the problems with vaccination, in homes and clinics.