Stiko boss Thomas Mertens on the end of the pandemic, the benefits of masks, the bickering of politicians and for whom the corona viruses remain dangerous.
Interviewed by
Werner Bartens
Is the pandemic really over – or was Charité virologist Christian Drosten just misinterpreted when he spoke about it recently? The virologist Thomas Mertens, chairman of the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko), is annoyed by the course of the current debate and thinks it is time for a few clarifications.