The situation is only now, the beds in the intensive care units are scarce than last year.
Despite the vaccine, this can now lead to a dangerous situation.
Munich - It is nothing new that the number of infections skyrockets with the colder temperatures.
It was the same last year.
Only two decisive factors are different this year: On the one hand, there is now a vaccine against the coronavirus that should improve the situation.
On the other hand, there is the highly infectious Delta variant of the virus, which massively worsens the situation and infection rate.
Insufficient staff in intensive care units: the situation is likely to be worse than last winter
More and more intensive care physicians are now warning of another problem that did not exist to the same extent last year.
Because there are enough beds in the intensive care units of the local hospitals, "but they cannot be operated, simply because there is a lack of staff," explains doctor and medical journalist Dr.
Christoph Specht in conversation with
n-tv
.
This creates the situation that, despite vaccinations, you get into a problematic area faster this year than last year: "That is of course incredibly disappointing," said the doctor.
That is why he appeals - and many other medical professionals - to vaccination skeptics, they should please reconsider the whole thing: "And not so much for the community, but above all for themselves." This winter comes next to the highly contagious delta variant, the lack of contact restrictions and other measures are added.
So it's a lot easier to get infected in the coming months than it was at the same time last year.
Appeal from doctors to vaccination skeptics: "For yourself"
The doctor also sees a major problem with the numerous misinformation that is currently circulating in connection with the Covid vaccination.
He does not see the mistake here, however, in the federal and state governments, but in vaccination itself: “That has always been a sensitive topic and now, of course, even more so.
So I would be careful with the allegations.
I think you just have to live with the fact that some people are misinformed and may want to continue to want to be misinformed. "
The dramatic situation in Great Britain currently shows how important vaccinations and the associated protection against a severe course of a corona infection are.
