The head of the German Ministry of Health ruled out a victory over coronavirus in the coming years

The head of the German Ministry of Health ruled out a victory over coronavirus in the coming years
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Due to the emergence of new strains, it is not worth counting on the end of the pandemic in the coming years, the HEAD of the Ministry of HEALTH said. However, vaccination can provide protection in the way that

It is hardly possible to defeat the CORONAVIRUS infection in the coming years, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said in an interview with Bild. He took over the department on 8 December.

“We will not be able to completely defeat the coronavirus in the foreseeable future - four years. You have to be realistic,” Lauterbach said. According to him, one of the reasons is the emergence of new strains of SARS-CoV-2. “[New] variants often arise in people with immunodeficiency, autoimmune diseases, cancer,” the minister said.

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The new head of the Ministry of Health is an epidemiologist and a supporter of mandatory vaccination. He believes that thanks to a well-organized vaccination campaign, “even new variants will practically not pose a danger” and the infection will not spread further.

However, according to Lauterbach, based on what is known about the new omicron strain, simply vaccinating without a follow-up booster "probably won't be enough." Whether a fourth dose is needed "will largely depend on how severely the person has become ill with omicron and whether other mutations appear," he said.

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