Christiane Falk knows everything about germs that make us sick. Here she reveals what awaits us in autumn – and how she protects herself.
You hear more sneezing and coughing: cold season is coming, the first in a long time without prescribed protective measures. What do you expect?
There is every indication that we are at the beginning of a typical season as we know it from before the pandemic. The well-known cold pathogens, which like cold, fly into the body through the nose and throat. However, with Sars-CoV-2, another virus has been added that can still be dangerous for some risk groups. How severe this cold season is will also depend on how well people understand that if they don’t feel like getting infected, they can protect themselves.