Thomas Gebauer in conversation with Velten Schäfer, in: neues deutschland, 9 May 2020 In this interview, Thomas Gebauer, spokesman for medico international, talks about some of the serious shortcomings in the public health system that the Covid 19 pandemic has exposed. The WHO is in a structural crisis. Initiatives to bundle essential activities – such as the development of vaccines and medicines – are increasingly being transferred to major international foundations. In conspiracy theories this development is reflected in extreme distortion. The real problem is the worldwide commercialization of the health care system.
Daily archives: 28. May 2020
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Statement of German professional associations for pediatrics on the closures of schools and day-care centres Peter Walger et al.: Kinder und Jugendliche in der Covid-19-Pandemie: Schulen und Kitas sollen wieder geöffnet werden, May 19, 2020. There is increasing evidence worldwide that children and adolescents rarely contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and only transmit the pathogen to other people to a small extent. As a result, the inclusion of schools and day-care centres in the lockdown seems inappropriate, especially since these restrictions have considerable disadvantages for those affected. For this reason, the authors of the professional associations call for the immediate […]