Virologist Christian Drosten believes it is necessary to better define the role of science in the event of another pandemic. It must be protected from exaggerated expectations and attributions, he said in the Corona Investigation Committee of the Saxon State Parliament. Dealing with the pandemic should also involve science, but at the same time it is important to reflect on its limits. Virologists are not responsible for evaluating aspects from other areas such as economics, psychology or education and do not make political decisions.
"Only politicians make the necessary decisions about the tension between protecting health and restricting individual rights," said the 52-year-old professor. The roles of scientists and politicians must be clearly separated.
