Lauterbach Ministry is giving away almost one million euros to citizens by post. The Robert Koch Institute sends monetary gifts.
This is intended to increase participation in an important health study. The method causes criticism. The Association of German Taxpayers (BdSt) has a problem with this. The RKI responded to a query from IPPEN.MEDIA : “We generally do not comment on statements made by individuals” However, the use of so-called incentives to promote study participation is common practice.