Corona: German doctor dismantles vaccine hopes and bluntly contradicts optimistic forecasts

In the coronavirus pandemic, hopes of many rest on the expected vaccines.

A German doctor now advises against too much optimism.

And not only that.

• Coronavirus pandemic

  : the hopes of many citizens, politicians and doctors to rest in the

  second corona wave

  to the expected

  Covid-19

  vaccines

  .

• A German doctor questions

  many facets of the

  corona

  vaccine

  in an

  ORF interview

  and strongly advises against

  compulsory vaccination

  .

• The chairman of the Medicines Commission calls for more educational work for the "vaccinated" and more data on

  vaccinations

  against the

  pathogen SARS-CoV-2

  .

Munich / Berlin - It's fast, very fast with the

.

Doctors and politicians alike emphasize this when they

emphasize

the efforts made in the

.

Apparently one thing is moving too fast: The chairman of the

, Wolf-Dieter Ludwig.

The German doctor has now taken many facets of the

very carefully and questioned the rapid success of vaccination against the

.

Corona pandemic in Germany and Austria: Discussion - Should there be compulsory vaccination?

“We do not know exactly how many elderly patients or test persons with accompanying symptoms, i.e. risk groups, were examined in these studies.

We don't know how long this

last

.

We know relatively certain that a so-called sterile immunity is probably not attainable at the moment, "explained Ludwig in the

:" That means that those who get vaccinated will no longer pass the infection on. "

Ludwig was switched to the program virtually, the guests debated a possible

in the

.

Obviously, Ludwig doesn't believe in such a vaccination requirement at the moment.

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Coronavirus pandemic: vaccinations - German doctor expresses considerable doubts about quick success

“There are two goals with these

: The first goal is clearly to

protect

yourself against severe

courses.

We cannot say that at the moment because we have no information on it, "the German doctor continued:" The second goal is to

induce

what is known as

.

That means that two thirds of the population are immune and the

to a standstill. "

In view of the incomplete knowledge about compulsory vaccinations, he did not consider it acceptable from a medical or medical point of view, said Ludwig, and apparently alluded to a lack of knowledge about possible long-term side effects.

"Given the vague data, mandatory vaccination is in no way acceptable."

And: "The pandemic will not be completely eliminated even in a year."

Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Chairman of the Drugs Commission of the German Medical Association #imzentrum pic.twitter.com/61QpFCAxcl

- IM ZENTRUM (@ORFImZentrum) November 30, 2020

Vaccinations against the coronavirus: "Often significant gaps in knowledge"

On the other hand, it is crucial that the “vaccinated” are thoroughly informed, he said: “We need the data for this.

Just to say that the regulatory authorities in Europe and America will fix it is not enough for me.

We are in the accelerated procedure as we know it from accelerated procedures for pharmaceuticals.

And we know that as part of these accelerated procedures, we often have significant gaps in knowledge at the time of approval. "

This is also why a

"in no way acceptable".

Ludwig continued to give the warning and disagreed overly optimistic forecasts about the further course of the pandemic.

Most recently, the

on the offensive and repeatedly

promised

an end to the

for summer 2021.

German doctor on coronavirus: "Pandemic not completely eliminated even in one year"

"I believe that the

not be completely eliminated in one year," said Ludwig, "but then we will certainly know a lot more about the vaccines and we will then be able to use them in a more targeted manner."

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