The new corona variant should not become predominant, according to the health minister on ZDF. Otherwise “fully vaccinated” could mean something new. The news ticker.
- According to Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD *), Omikron could change the pandemic * situation.
- Against the spread of the new Corona variant *, the politician recommends boosting *.
- In the pandemic *, the meaning of “2G” could now change – he also talked about compulsory vaccination.
- This news ticker about Omikron * in Germany * and the world is continuously updated.
Berlin – Omikron is still being examined more closely. However, experts are already assuming that we will have to adapt because of the new Corona variant. For example the new Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD). The doctor and epidemiologist spoke in the ZDF’s “heute-journal” (December 8th issue) of a “new reality”.
It looks like that you need three vaccinations to be “somewhat protected from Omikron” at all. The SPD politician advocated boosting: “The vaccination is only complete if you have been vaccinated three times.”
And it is still a matter of preventing the new mutation from spreading. One wants to break the chains of infection through the “2G” (access only as convalescent or fully vaccinated). That is an optimal preparation for an omicron wave, “if it does come”.
It is very likely that two vaccinations will alleviate the disease, “and three vaccinations will probably protect very well against serious illness,” emphasized Lauterbach.
Lauerbach speaks on ZDF about Omikron and vaccination requirements
You have to make sure that Omikron reaches Germany as late as possible. If the variant were to become widespread, this could have an impact on who is considered fully vaccinated. Maybe only people who have already received three spades. “But we will cross this bridge when we have reached it,” said Lauterbach.
What about a general vaccination requirement? Lauterbach answered the question that he is now speaking “not as Federal Minister of Health, but simply as a member of parliament”. “We need a general compulsory vaccination. Because we won’t be able to cope with a variant like Omikron. “
Fauci on the new vaccination status: “A question of when”
The US immunologist Anthony Fauci made a very similar statement. He also expects the definition of who is fully vaccinated against Corona in the USA to be changed soon. “It will be a question of when and not if,” Fauci told CNN on Wednesday. Nobody will deny that a third syringe is needed for optimal protection – regardless of the definition, said Fauci.
According to the vaccine manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer, three doses of their product are necessary for adequate protection against the Omikron variant. According to initial laboratory data, two doses did not provide sufficient protection against infection. However, they assume that protection against serious illness is still in place. (frs with material from dpa and AFP) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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