35 top physicians & scientists urge rapid change of course in corona policy. Warning of the force of the fourth wave "overshadowing" everything that has gone before they say federal and state governments must finally “fully meet their responsibility”.
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"The fourth wave of the corona pandemic is building before our very eyes at full power. The daily rate of new cases has reached the highest levels since the beginning of the pandemic – with a continuing rising trend.
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"700 people die every week in our country – with a continuing rising trend. Every day of waiting costs human lives. It is time to make an appeal for change.
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"We remind the leaders of our country’s federal and state governments of their responsibility for the well-being of the population. As fundamental values, health and human freedom are not in conflict with each other but are mutually dependent.
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"To preserve and promote both is the duty of the three democratic powers.
"Various recommendations for action have been clearly communicated over the past one and a half year by ourselves and other scientists but, unfortunately, were only hesitantly, incompletely or not..
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"Various recommendations for action have been clearly communicated over the past one and a half year by ourselves and other scientists but, unfortunately, were only hesitantly, incompletely or not..
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"..or not sustainably implemented by the authorities.
"We urgently appeal to those with political duty and authority, at the federal, state and local levels, to assume their full responsibility. That means, first, acknowledging the current reality:
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"We urgently appeal to those with political duty and authority, at the federal, state and local levels, to assume their full responsibility. That means, first, acknowledging the current reality:
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"This virus is going to keep the world in its grip for a while. It will not simply disappear. Even in its "endemic" state, if reached, it will likely continue to cause severe waves of infection unless vaccination rates are significantly increased.
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"There will always be a clear correlation between incidence and subsequent numbers of hospitalizations, intensive care patients, deceased and long-term disabled. This may change quantitatively but will never decouple.
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"Thus, incidence rates - together with other parameters – remain indispensable as an early warning sign.
"Second, responsibility means sincere, sober and above all coherent communication that places trust in the citizens, while conveying unpleasant truths...
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"Second, responsibility means sincere, sober and above all coherent communication that places trust in the citizens, while conveying unpleasant truths...
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"..and setting clear and consistent behavioral guidelines.
"The fact that such communication and uniform binding regulations are still lacking undermines the relationship of trust between the government and the population,
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"The fact that such communication and uniform binding regulations are still lacking undermines the relationship of trust between the government and the population,
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"..thus damaging trust in other pandemic measures such as vaccination and contributing significantly to the prolongation of the pandemic situation.
"Third, responsibility means awareness of the German and European role in the global pandemic response.
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"Third, responsibility means awareness of the German and European role in the global pandemic response.
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"Finally, responsibility means a pandemic response based permanently and with transparency on the knowledge and tools that various scientific disciplines have developed over the past two years.
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"These enable a preventive pandemic policy and prevent the loss of control that would lead to reactive, frantic measures.
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