North Rhine-Westphalia: Virologist Dittmer criticizes insufficient corona data

Cologne (dpa / lnw) - The Essen virologist Ulf Dittmer has criticized the insufficient corona data situation in Germany.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Virologist Dittmer criticizes insufficient corona data

Cologne (dpa / lnw) - The Essen virologist Ulf Dittmer has criticized the insufficient corona data situation in Germany. "We do not know the immunity situation for the average population, we are not able to provide reasonable data here in Germany," he told the "Kölnische Rundschau" (Monday). You can learn a lot from abroad here. "It's bad that we're in such an unsatisfactory position."

The genetic changes in the corona virus were difficult to predict, explained the director of the Institute for Virology at the University Hospital in Essen. "But I think the theory that a killer virus with a similar severity to Delta will come back in autumn and winter is relatively unlikely."

With regard to the corona vaccinations, he advises waiting for the vaccines from Biontech and Moderna that have been adapted to the Omicron variant. He doesn’t believe in vaccinations every three months to avoid mask or test requirements under the new Infection Protection Act, said Dittmer. "If you repeat vaccinations so often, there can be changes in the immune system. Initial data show that too. I think a booster for next winter makes sense, but not every three months."