According to the minister, the fact that the virus is constantly mutating makes it increasingly difficult for the German government to prepare for these mutations. “It is quite possible that in the future we will have to deal with a variant that is as contagious as omikron and just as deadly as delta. That would be an absolute ‘killer’ variant,” said Lauterbach.
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In Germany, about three quarters of the population is vaccinated. In the country, according to the health institutions, the corona virus has been diagnosed in about a quarter of Germans. The number of positive corona tests is now decreasing. On Saturday, for the first time since January, fewer than 1,000 new corona cases per 100,000 inhabitants were identified in the country.
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Development 100 days
Modifying an mRNA vaccine (such as Pfizer or Moderna) is according to experts not very complicated† The genetic code of the old coronavirus must be replaced by that of the omikron variant. This is followed by safety research and the vaccine has to be produced on a large scale before it can be administered. These steps in particular take a lot of time: together about 100 days.
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