Top virologist Christian Drosten shares it properly via Twitter.
His criticism is clearly directed against colleagues.
But against whom?
Berlin - Corona expert
Christian Drosten has been assessing
the current situation
since the beginning of the corona pandemic
.
The virologist from the
Berlin Charité was
amazingly correct with a prognosis for autumn and winter.
The spring interview recently
went viral
.
You run “with an immunologically naive population in a winter wave”, predicted
Drosten
in April.
Even then he warned of a new
lockdown in winter
.
The ZDF heute-show jokingly called the virologist "
Drostadamus
" (broadcast on December 11th)
"To this day you have not brought any content and complain about a lack of response."
Christian Drosten
Drosten is now attacking his colleagues
in a
tweet
.
The top virologist
does not
name
any
names, but it is quite clear: "For those who now claim that they have not been heard," tweeted Drosten.
“You had the loudest press, you kept teasing, reading little, talking good suggestions to death.
To this day you have not brought any content and complain about the lack of response. "
With his words, Drosten comments on a tweet from
virologist Isabella Eckerle
from the University of Geneva.
Eckerle makes
air
about the
omissions in the summer
.
It would have been time to develop a long-term strategy to avoid a new lockdown.
Eckerle denounces the sham discussions in the summer.
This and “wishful thinking” would have led to quick relaxation.
"Long-term strategy - finally contribute something!"
Writes virologist Drosten at the end of his tweet.
Who does the Charité researcher actually mean by this?
For those who now claim not to have been heard.
You had the loudest press, you constantly teased, read little, talked about good suggestions.
To this day you have not brought any content and complain about the lack of response.
# Long-term strategy-finally contribute something!
https://t.co/W7Z4bSXrZo
- Christian Drosten (@c_drosten) December 16, 2020
Debates and discussions are part of science, as we have learned in the course of the pandemic.
The way it is done is often strange to outsiders.
However, the factual dialogue among researchers can be productive, even if the tone often seems quite harsh.
Noticeable about Drosten's tweet: Virologist Hendrik Streeck from the University of Bonn recently
criticized the government's strategy
in a
Merkur.de
interview.
"Threats and bans detached from a
long-term strategy
are not enough," said Streeck.
Has Drosten opened a barrel of Streeck again?
Corona long-term strategy - how can the virus be slowed down?
The subject of
long-term strategy hits a sore point.
Christian Drosten has already talked
about the right
balance between lockdown and relaxation
in the NDR podcast (41).
In particular, the virologist went on a study at that time (in May 2020)
the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research.
"In terms of quality, the end result of this study is robust," said Drosten at the time.
Different epidemiological and economic scenarios are described in it, which consequences, for example, easing on the economy and on the health system.
“We are currently in the dance phase.
In a dance with a tiger, ”says virologist Christian Drosten from the Berlin Charité, describing the situation in May.
Whether the tiger can continue to be let off the leash or whether it will attack you, ”said Christian Drosten in the NDR coronavirus update.
The corona virus in Germany can hardly be stopped.
In any case, the lockdown light (November 2 to December 15, 2020) was not a “breakwater”.
The desired effect did not materialize.
The tiger is attacking us right now.
It remains to be seen whether he can be put on the leash again due to the hard lockdown.
Virologist
Christian Drosten is
not
afraid of
any discussion
on the subject of
coronavirus
.
This sparked an expert squabble with virologist Hendrik Streeck.
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