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Vaccination debate about footballer Kimmich: “There is no reasonable reason not to be vaccinated”
Football star Joshua Kimmich met with criticism with his decision not to be vaccinated.
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He has not yet been vaccinated, said Bayern footballer Joshua Kimmich after a game. Philipp Kohlhöfer, author of the book “Pandemics – How Viruses Change the World”, has heard all the anti-vaccination arguments and says: “Anyone who deals with viruses learns humility.”
The preliminary no to the corona vaccination of national soccer player Joshua Kimmich has met with criticism from many. For the first time since May, the incidence numbers are again in three digits and the quarantine for Kimmich’s club coach Julian Nagelsmann makes the statements from the weekend even more explosive than anyway. Of the Author Philipp Kohlhöfer has worked deeply into scientific studies in order to then write a novel about pandemics in which Christian Drosten, PCR tests and Darth Vader are mentioned almost in the same breath. Regarding the Kimmich debate, he says that there is no reasonable reason not to get vaccinated. However, a society must also be able to withstand these opinions, says Kohlhöfer in an interview with “Today important”.
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Podcast “important today”
Sure, strong opinion, on the 12: “Today important” is not just a news podcast. We set topics and initiate debates – with poise and sometimes uncomfortably. This is what host Michel Abdollahi and his team speak out for star– and RTL reporters: inside with the most exciting people from politics, society and entertainment. They let all voices have their say, the quiet and the loud. Anyone who hears “important today” starts the day informed and can have a sound say.
How is Corona changing the world?
The pandemic has us under control worldwide for almost two years. Kohlhöfer is certain: It was not our last pandemic – and the real catastrophe, which will probably bring even more restrictions for people worldwide, is actually a different one: climate change. So what do we learn about global problems like this? “We have to change the way we live,” summarizes Philipp Kohlhöfer. And at the same time wishes for greater calmness and patience in dealing with one another in the associated debates: “It would be good for us as a society to be more relaxed”
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