Amy Mek
Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach (Social Democratic Party of Germany), is sounding the alarm again: No Christmas parties! If it were up to the Health Panic Minister, everyone should now be freshly tested for Covid, vaccinated at least for the fifth time, and sitting alone in the home office with an FFP2 mask.
One would really be worried if one didn’t know that the 60-year-old controversial left-wing Health Minister has every reason to distract from massive difficulties in the German health system. Lauterbach, an epidemiologist and media-savvy lawmaker, has been one of Germany’s most prominent voices urging caution and strict measures against Covid since the pandemic started.
Lauterbach is now warning of a massive wave of illness at Christmas: “Covid remains dangerous. It is not a cold that one can carelessly catch every season. Rather, coronavirus often also affects the blood vessels or weakens the immune system, making it too often not completely curable,” the SPD politician warns.
His urgent appeal to everyone, not just the risk groups: “Anyone who wants to avoid illness as much as possible under the Christmas tree should get vaccinated in the next few days – preferably against both flu and Corona.”
Last year in April, Lauterbach was slammed for claiming “that a new, extremely deadly variant of Covid could emerge in Autumn, which would, in turn, require a return of harsh lockdown.” The forced-vaccination-loving minister was criticized by experts within the medical world and members of his own government over the warning, with one virologist saying that his comments were ultimately unscientific.
Lauterbach: The Minister for Whom the Pandemic Still Reigns
Lauterbach advises caution and abstinence in everyday life for anyone who wants to travel over Christmas or visit older family members. In the “last two weeks before Christmas,” these people should “avoid any form of infection as much as possible.” Otherwise, a coronavirus or flu illness could quickly become a danger to parents and grandparents.
Lauterbach’s most important suggestions sound like from a bygone era: “Just before Christmas, it’s best to avoid parties in indoor spaces,” he demands—a clear rejection of corporate Christmas parties.
“Better to stay in the home office now rather than enjoy office society,” Lauterbach advises. And: “In buses and trains, it is better to wear a mask again.” A Covid test is also appropriate before meeting older people.
Because, as the minister’s creed goes: “An avoided infection is like an additional Christmas present.”
RAIR Foundation
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