Infectiologist: Corona pandemic has increased vaccination skepticism

Critically rethink corona measures

With regard to the ongoing review of the corona pandemic in Saxony, Grünewald said: "We need to critically rethink our measures - what was good, what was less good."

From his point of view, communication was not optimal on the one hand. On the other hand, it was difficult to divide people into vaccinated and unvaccinated - especially as the pandemic progressed. With the early virus variants wild type, alpha and delta, it was still justified because the vaccination also helped to prevent the transmission of the virus. However, since the Omikron variant at the latest, this has no longer played a significant role in epidemiology.

"Measures depend on the timing of a pandemic and the biology of the pathogen," said the physician. The pathogen changes very quickly. "And that is the big problem, that you have to make this clear to people."

"Siko Advisory Board" focuses on education

The "Siko Advisory Board" wants to increase communication and education about vaccinations in the future. The doctors also have their own guild in mind: "We also have many colleagues who don't want to be vaccinated." They are "not very few" and the problem is "more acute" in Saxony than in other federal states. Grünewald is focusing on informing the medical profession and also the population.

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