2023-12-14 21:25:09
As a precautionary measure: Infectiologist Susanne Herold advises infected people to wear a mask – to protect others. Image: Lando Hass
Runny noses in many families and companies: infectiologist Susanne Herold on the extent of the wave of illness, the escape of coronaviruses from the immune system and the widespread avoidance of masks.
Susanne Herold, born in 1975, is an infectiologist. Since 2013 she has been a visiting professor at Northwestern University of Chicago. In 2018 she took over a professorship for infectious diseases of the lungs at the University of Giessen and the Department of Infectious Diseases. Herold is leading a clinical project focused on lung damage caused by viruses. Almost a year ago, the state of Hesse awarded her a top professorship worth three million euros as part of the LOEWE excellence program. Herold is a member of the scientific advisory board Robert Koch Institute an.
Thorsten Winter
Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung for Central Hesse and the Wetterau.
Ms. Herold, it feels like one in five people has either Corona or a flu-like infection. Does this wave surprise you?
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