Restrictions for unvaccinated people, spontaneous vaccination campaigns and children during Corona - SPD member of the Bundestag Karl Lauterbach does not give up.
Munich - The corona numbers are currently increasing again.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the Germany-wide seven-day incidence rose by a full 12.6 points to 35.0 in the past week.
One of the people who continuously comments on the development of the infection process in Germany is epidemiologist and SPD member of the Bundestag Karl Lauterbach.
In an interview with
Watson
, he now gives insights into his opinion on the current situation.
Lauterbach says that the coming autumn will “definitely be more difficult”.
Due to the highly infectious Delta variant, special care must be taken.
According to the epidemiologist, a return to normal is only possible if significantly more people are vaccinated.
This can be achieved with spontaneous offers in particularly busy places.
Lauterbach about Corona in Germany: Must protect unvaccinated people and children
But until more people decide to vaccinate, they have to be protected, according to the SPD MP: "Most of them are not lateral thinkers - they simply have not yet decided to vaccinate because they are insufficiently or incorrectly informed." How that is exactly what he wanted to do, Lauterbach did not explain.
Children must also be protected, as they are particularly at risk if the incidence continues to rise sharply.
Here Lauterbach very much hopes for the quick recommendation of the Standing Vaccination Commission (StiKo), because: "We mustn't let the children run into a kind of experiment on how well they get along with the Delta variant," said the epidemiologist in the
Watson
interview.
Lauterbach in the Corona interview: Supports the end of the free tests
Lauterbach does not share the criticism of the Association of Laboratory Doctors at the decision of the federal and state governments regarding the end of the free tests.
Doctors fear that the measure will not increase the vaccination rate as intended, but that the number of detected infections will decrease.
The SPD man explains here: “I consider the risk to be low.
The vast majority of people want to go to the restaurant, gym - or generally spend a sociable evening from October onwards. "
He sees two positive aspects in the new measure: On the one hand, more young people will “still decide to have a vaccination”.
On the other hand, according to the 58-year-old, many infections are detected because people who have not yet decided on a vaccination have to have regular tests.
Lauterbach did not get carried away with statements about the duration of the mask requirement, because: "That too depends on which variants develop."
Karl Lauterbach on Corona: "consider further lockdown impossible"
But the epidemiologist also gives hope - at least for those who have been vaccinated: "At the moment, I consider a further lockdown for vaccinated people to be impossible," Lauterbach said in an interview with
Watson
.
According to the member of the Bundestag, how the further procedure looks in general depends largely on the vaccination rate.
Lauterbach recently caused a sensation in the talk show hosted by Sandra Maischberger - and had to listen to violent allegations from the presenter herself.
But Lauterbach himself also likes to distribute: he keeps clashing with other politicians and experts, most recently with FDP vice-president Wolfgang Kubicki.
