How did the AstraZeneca vaccination break come about, which could propel the country deeper into the third wave? One reason was probably a lack of information in the small print.
When politicians promise full transparency and evoke the trust of the citizens, that often does not mean anything good. Like on Monday afternoon when Jens Spahn stepped in front of the cameras in Berlin.
The Federal Minister of Health said at a press conference that the Covid-19 vaccinations with the means of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Germany have been stopped for the time being. A pure precautionary measure , as it was said, because the trust in the safety of the properly licensed British-Swedish preparation should not be fundamentally questioned, so Spahn.
The decision is a heavy blow in the fight against the pandemic and an additional obstacle to the federal government’s vaccination campaign, which has already got off to a slow start. How did that happen? And what are the long-term consequences?