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Melanie Brinkmann (archive image)
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It's not as if she didn't warn weeks ago - for example in an interview with SPIEGEL at the beginning of February.
Even then, virologist Melanie Brinkmann complained about the hesitant political action against the mutated corona virus.
Even then, the professor called for a consistent containment strategy in order to avoid a permanent shutdown.
On Thursday evening she was now in the ZDF panel discussion hosted by Markus Lanz - among others, Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) and FDP politician Wolfgang Kubicki were guests.
Brinkmann expressed incomprehension about easing steps with the increasing number of corona cases and criticized political communication.
The gentlemen in the group interrupted her again and again, which caused outrage and ridicule on social media.
In any case, the Twitter community quickly agreed on who was competent on the subject - and who should work on their manners.
Brinkmann could not be stopped, however, as this example shows, among other things:
Brinkmann: That is really too short-sighted. We are dealing with new variants ...
Lanz: That is this ...
Brinkmann: I'm talking now. We are constantly surprised ...
Lanz: I can go out for a moment, yes. Let me know if you need me again.
Brinkmann: We don't really need you.
Lanz: I feared it.
Kubicki: We've had that before.
Lanz: Yes, I know, we've had ...
Kretschmer (to Brinkmann): Don't let yourself be confused.
Brinkmann: No.
Lanz: No, but ...
Brinkmann: Variants! We are dealing with new variants. And you have to tell the population - and that's your job, I have to research, I have to do other things. You (Kretschmer) as politicians have to communicate this clearly.
Kubicki: Ms. Brinkmann, but what ...
Brinkmann: We have a giant ... now you don't also come from the left.
You can watch the entire program in the ZDF media library.
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