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In his latest podcast, virologist Christian Drosten compared the current effort to gently relax with a dance with a tiger. He believes that a “golden midpoint” is possible.
Virologist Christian Drosten compares the current phase of the German crown epidemic to dancing with a tiger. Now it’s about figuring out where you can release the animal’s leash without falling on you, scientist Charité said in the new NDR podcast.
Applied to easing, this means, for example, that one has to observe how the return of the first grades to school has an impact after one month. If you see, for example, that there were no bad conditions, perhaps you could readjust further, for example, increase class size.
Drosten referred to the so-called “hammer and dance” concept of pandemic research: after drastic measures such as initially blocking contacts, the hammer, a phase followed by a gradual return to normal behavior.
Find the “golden midpoint”
There is a “golden midpoint” between health protection and economic interests, Drosten said, referring to a study published Wednesday by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research. Accordingly, a careful and gradual opening process can minimize financial costs without jeopardizing medical goals.
Overall, he is currently “very impressed” by the good development in Germany, Drosten said. He was concerned about what he felt was the increasing incidence of “smear campaigns” in Germany, which was causing great damage.
