“In the next two to three weeks there will be uncertainty as to how high the incidence will rise. After that, the very strong infection that will then unfortunately set in, which cannot be averted, will cause many people to get natural immunity.” , he said on Sunday evening on the TV station Bild.
Fourth stitch may not be necessary
This immunity is “planted on top” of immunization through vaccinations, Stöhr continued. Both together will lead to a lasting immune protection, so that you don’t have to boost the fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh time. In the fall you have to see whether you can make the over 60-year-olds again a vaccination offer.
In view of the millions of unvaccinated or at least not fully vaccinated people, caution is still very important, according to Stöhr. Nevertheless, he is convinced: “In the spring and summer it will be very relaxed.”
Drosten also sees an “opportunity” in Omikron
The virologist Christian Drosten also sees the often milder course after infection with the omicron variant as a “chance” to get into the endemic state – “assuming broad immunity”, as he told the “Tagesspiegel am Sonntag”. Sooner or later, everyone will have to be infected with Sars-Cov-2, he says. “Yes, we have to get into this channel, there is no alternative,” said Drosten. “In the long term, we cannot maintain the immune protection of the entire population with a booster vaccination every few months.” The virus has to do that.
Source: Nachrichten
