“Lauterbach is the first minister to be elected by the people,” said ARD talk show host Sandra Maischberger this week. Now the health tribune is sitting with her colleague Maybrit Illner on ZDF.
Topic: “Omikron and compulsory vaccination – new minister, new worries?”
The guests
►Prof. Karl Lauterbach (58, SPD). As a first official act, the minister tweeted that boosters also provide “good protection” against Omikron.
►Tobias Hans (43, CDU). The Saarland Prime Minister has now ordered his federal state to have a “lockdown for unvaccinated people”.
►Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (63, FDP). The defense expert praises the “peaceful and respectful transfer of government responsibility”.
►Viola Priesemann (39). The physicist researches infections and warns: “School closings should always be the last resort.”
►Tina Hildebrandt (51). The journalist (“Zeit”) comments: “Even Mr. Lauterbach cannot simply switch off the virus.”
The star is clear. What is he doing now as a minister differently than on the countless talk shows before? The Zoff-o-Meter registers even the smallest modifications.
Most content-rich inaugural speech
“I will first explain what is currently necessary”, Lauterbach begins his first talk show statement as a minister. “We have to advance the booster vaccinations and the first vaccinations so strongly that we have protected large parts of the population before the Omikron variant comes.”
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His crucial point: “We still have to get the curve before the Omikron variant. I will explain again and again that you are probably only well protected with three vaccinations. “
Most insidious hint
“And then you say the following sentence: We will make it,” quotes the talk show host Lauterbach. “You know how fatal such a statement is?”
“That is correct,” confirms the minister. “This is a sentence that has been regretted by one or the other, or by ONE or the other.”
Most interesting descriptions
Illner asks about the new head of the Corona crisis team: “What does a great general do when he sits on empty vaccination boxes?”
“That would be as bad as if he were sitting on empty ammunition boxes,” replied the FDP defense expert.
The “Zeit” journalist described Lauterbach as a “health policy surprise bag”, also because he was “the first directly elected minister”. The celebrated casually grips away all flattery.
Honest confession
Prime Minister Tobias Hans congratulates the Minister politely and promises: “I won’t pick on him right away, not even if a mistake occurs. I want him to be successful. “
At the premature end of the “epidemic emergency”, Hans frankly admits: “We misjudged this situation at the time. If you now look at what Omikron may still do, I think it is very important that we have the full set of instruments. “
Most reassuring message
“We need significantly more vaccine,” explains Lauterbach. “But I’m in direct contact with the manufacturers to get it.”
“If there is a new one, an omicron vaccine, then we will get that too,” added the minister. “I’m not waiting at all, I’m going into procurement right now. With the EU, but bilateral talks are also taking place. “Better safe than sorry …
Most urgent alarm call
“We now know pretty well that Omikron is much more contagious,” warns the infection researcher, who is connected from Göttingen. “We are seeing in other countries that the number of cases is quadrupling every week.”
It is still unclear how difficult the courses are at Omikron, she explains, but the rapid increase in cases alone could possibly overwhelm the hospitals.
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Loudest autocomplete attempt
“Depending on the federal state, we have 20 to 23 percent vaccinated who have already had the third vaccination,” explains the minister. “The others are not …”
“… completely protected”, adds Illner, who sometimes likes to pretend that she understands the topic more than her guests.
But this time Lauterbach corrects them energetically: “No! You have to be clear: They are not protected at all! You have to try to be fairly honest! “Oh dear …
Most consistent proposal
Physicist Priesemann says about possible measures: “It’s a weighing of interests. Do I shut down everything I can for two weeks, or do I only do half a lockdown again? “
Your answer: “Based on the theoretical considerations, we think that taking short and tough action brings far less stress in the long term than these half lockdowns.”
Most unmistakable warning
“It is important to send a clear message to the unvaccinated: You are now out of social life!” Warns Prime Minister Hans.
If, despite all the measures, it is not possible to break the delta wave, then, according to Hans, “tough measures will have to be taken again with the upcoming Omikron wave.”
Most overdue idea
According to the FDP politician, it is important “that we learn to also go into these channels: Facebook, Instagram. Some influencers advertise lipsticks and have millions of followers. Why don’t you get them and say: Now advertise your target group to get vaccinated! “
“I believe that, as the new federal government, we are going exactly this way,” she announces, “just like we did in the 1980s, when AIDS emerged, reached people through a campaign.”
The crucial question of the evening
“How do we want to sanction?”, Hans ponders and suggests: “It will only be possible to impose fines, similar to the measles vaccination obligation.”
His strongest demand: “We also have to be ready to endure the debates on the street and give an answer. We cannot accept that the law is violated in this form. We have to make it very clear that this cannot be done with the rule of law.
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