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Corona vaccination safe? The doctor responds openly to "hard but fair" - "It is not unproblematic"

2020-12-01T19:58:02.563Z


Operation vaccination: is it good, is it safe, who will get it and when? The "tough but fair" viewers wanted to know a lot - some experts didn't answer.


Operation vaccination: is it good, is it safe, who will get it and when?

The "tough but fair" viewers wanted to know a lot - some experts didn't answer.

  • Frank Plasberg's talk "hard but fair"

    on Monday (November 30th) revolved around the subject of

    corona vaccination

    .

  • Dr.

    Eva Hummers from the Standing Vaccination Commission:

    "It will be difficult to find enough staff for the vaccination centers."

  • Ranga Yogeshwar

    warns with "hard but fair": "If you want to remain credible, you also have to clearly communicate the side effects."

Cologne - The

corona vaccine was

already

the topic of

"hard but fair"

three weeks

ago

.

Since then, the debate about its distribution has really picked up speed.

This could not only be seen in the guests in the studio, but also in the audience, who pestered the editorial team with questions in advance.

The guests at Frank Plasberg:

  • Karl-Josef Laumann, CDU

    - NRW Minister for Health, Labor and Social Affairs

  • Ranga Yogeshwar

    - science journalist and author

  • Prof. Dr.

    Eva Hummers

    - general practitioner, member of the permanent vaccination commission, director of the Institute for General Medicine at the University of Göttingen

  • Boris Palmer (B90 / Greens)

    - Mayor of Tübingen

  • Prof. Dr.

    Monika Sieverding

    - Health Psychologist at the Institute for Psychology at the University of Heidelberg

The first vaccine is about to be approved.

Perhaps as early as the end of December, as many citizens as possible should be vaccinated against Corona.

An act of national importance.

How well is the distribution prepared?

How safe are the vaccines?

Is Corona defeated then?

The audience asks the questions, the panel of experts in the studio tries to find answers.

It quickly becomes clear that there is still a lot to do.

The looks of the others when Rangar Yogeshwar explains what still has to be done that nobody seems to be really on the screen.

#hard but fair

- Europapokal17 (@pfeiffersmichl) November 30, 2020

“Hard but fair” (ARD): Health Minister has respect for the task

Karl-Josef Laumann

explains that the impending mass vaccination, the establishment of vaccination centers and the amount of staff present politicians and the healthcare system with an unprecedented challenge.

In North Rhine-Westphalia alone there are 600,000 people in need of care who live at home.

That is why he has "cuffs before this task".

The Lord Mayor of the Curevac City of Tübingen,

Boris Palmer

, has it behind him.

That's why he stands behind his desk.

A possible

side effect of the vaccination test

for which he made himself available over the summer?

Palmer dismisses it: "Zero side effects," he assures.

And emphasizes the closeness to the inventor and producer of the new vaccine class at

Curevac

: "A friend from study days."

Audience question for "hard but fair": How do I get it?

Doctor Eva Hummers

is a member of the Standing Vaccination Commission, which assists the federal government in vaccination issues: "We will need the family doctors, they know the patients best and can make the urgency clear with a certificate." In addition to previous illnesses, she sees the age of people as most important criterion as to who should be vaccinated first in the population.

NRW Minister Laumann wants to consult the care fund.

He also emphasizes: "The specific order is ultimately an ethical-medical, not a political decision."

"It has to remain a medical and ethical decision," says the NRW Minister of Health (@MAGS_NRW) Karl-Josef Laumann (@CDU) at #hartaberfair @DasErste on the topic: #Order in the # vaccination.

pic.twitter.com/XRdrkDSt4A

- tough but fair (@hartaberfair) November 30, 2020

Vaccination talk at "hard but fair": Not everything has been clarified yet

Palmer has concerns: “We still don't even know which active ingredient is tolerated or incompatible for which groups.” That is why there are still no lists with specific sequences.

A dilemma emerges: everyone is waiting for the vaccine to be approved instead of acting.

Ranga Yogeshwar

- the ARD all-purpose weapon when it comes to serious science journalism - urges us to hurry: “If we don't deal with the logistics, the sequence and above all with the external communication, even the most effective vaccine will not help us. “Because every vaccination also carries a risk.

Open, honest communication is the best way to overcome doubts and fears.

Yogeshwar once again denounces the confusion that prevails in Germany around Corona.

"You need an app that clearly shows everywhere: It works here, it doesn't work." When it comes to vaccinations, you also need to

deal honestly with possible side effects

: Otherwise you would make yourself untrustworthy.

That would be fatal, says Hummers: "For herd immunity, we need 60 to 80 percent of the population who are vaccinated." In addition, it is not clear where the staff for the vaccination centers should come from.

Viewers question: Is the vaccination unproblematic?

Hummers knows that now she has to answer honestly: "It is not unproblematic, because we do not yet know anything about the long-term consequences." And: "There are still many questions that cannot be answered with certainty on the basis of previous studies."

"There are still many questions that cannot be answered on the previous basis."

Prof. Eva Hummers (# doctor and member of the permanent vaccination commission #STIKO) speaks at #hartaberfair @DasErste about #vaccinations and #Corona.

pic.twitter.com/Gs3cfGGeAR

- tough but fair (@hartaberfair) November 30, 2020

For the health psychologist Monika Sieverding, this is a good example of authentic communication.

Palmer believes that despite the potential risks and side effects, most people will get the vaccine.

“We all want our normal life back,” believes the Tübingen mayor.

"We all want our normal life back somehow."

# Tübingen's Lord Mayor Boris #Palmer (@Die_Gruenen) believes that the majority of people will get #vaccinated.

#hartaberfair @DasErste on the topic of #vaccination.

pic.twitter.com/4041en9ggu

- tough but fair (@hartaberfair) November 30, 2020

Viewers question: will there be compulsory vaccination?

Minister Laumann promises that there will be no compulsory vaccination, either directly or indirectly.

Even the employer could not demand that, he reassured.

It remains a voluntary decision.

But that, for example,

cultural organizers

insist on a vaccination in their entry conditions, that could happen.

Yogeshwar points out that the Australian airline Quantas has already committed itself: Those who are not vaccinated will no longer be allowed to fly in the future.

So the pressure will increase.

The funniest moments with "hard but fair"

Health psychologist and gender researcher Monika Sieverding knows that although men do worse than women when it comes to health care in studies, they are much more positive about the corona vaccination.

The reason: Men are less informed than women, who are therefore more worried.

"Thank you for these refreshing insights," comments Plasberg, amused.

In the end, in addition to Plasberg and Palmer, the other talk participants also stand behind their tables.

A novelty in the show.

Plasberg: "That is called herd instinct."

"Men are less afraid of the #vaccination."

The #health psychologist Prof. Monika Sieverding from the psychological institute at @UniHeidelberg suspects that #hartaberfair @DasErste suggests that men do not get as much information about #Corona as women.

pic.twitter.com/n3f1zRr9SK

- tough but fair (@hartaberfair) November 30, 2020

Conclusion:

The usually very encouraging Ranga Yogeshwar is responsible for what is probably the most honest moment: "We will have to put on the mask for a long time after the vaccination." Because it is not yet clear whether you can still infect others.

He recommends a look at Asia, where

wearing a mouth and nose cover is part of everyday life

.

After all, this will also curb other infectious diseases.

A talk based on the motto “Hope dies last” or “We'll rock the child”.

The child in this case is the mass vaccination of at least 50 million Germans.

Source: merkur

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