Pandemic
Lauterbach expects the Omicron vaccine in September
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) speaks to journalists in front of the Nordfriesland Clinic. Photo: Axel Heimken/dpa
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According to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, it will be increasingly difficult for us to prepare for new corona mutations. A vaccine against the omicron variant is said to be available in September.
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) expects that a corona vaccine adapted to the Omicron variant can be used from September.
“We’ll get vaccine that protects against the omicron variants. We expect that in September,” said Lauterbach of the “Bild am Sonntag”. He warned that the intervals at which new variants replaced the old were becoming ever shorter. “This means that we are less and less able to prepare for the mutations. It’s entirely possible we’ll get a highly contagious Omicron variant as deadly as Delta. That would be an absolute killer option.”
Lauterbach said vaccine against delta variants is available. “Our goal is to have enough vaccine for every citizen, no matter what variant comes. Then we have an antidote for both an omicron and a delta variant.” Then be prepared for anything.