The delta variant has reached Germany.
What does that mean for the start of school in autumn?
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach gives clear advice.
Munich - Low incidences, but the more contagious Delta virus variant is getting stronger: After the third corona wave, Germany is facing an uncertain future.
What does autumn look like?
How will the start of school for the many unvaccinated children affect the overall situation?
For SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach there are only three options.
Lauterbach: "Are not allowed to start school again unprepared"
“In autumn we must not start school unprepared,” Lauterbach's top priority is in a tweet on Saturday.
He presents his three possible scenarios and immediately begins with a horror scenario: "1) Normal lessons and a lot of children become infected."
According to Lauterbach, the next option: "2) Changing lessons and masking again" - which is likely to be a thorn in the side of many young people.
And finally Lauterbach comes up with his favorite variant: "3) Children are vaccinated." The SPD man explains: "From my point of view, Covid is more dangerous than vaccination."
Drosten: "Schools from autumn onwards need the greatest attention"
Lauterbach reacts to a tweet from virologist Dr.
Christian Drosten from the Berlin Charité, who shared data from the English Office for National Statistics.
From these it can be seen that the corona infections are increasing again on the island, especially among young people.
This scenario could also threaten the Germans in the autumn.
Drosten comments: “After the low incidence in school age since Easter (testing, vaccination of parents, seasonality, holidays at the end of May), it has now increased again.
Fortunately, the summer holidays will soon be in England too.
But school operations in autumn need the utmost attention. "
(Cg)
