Uncovering the Corona Connection: BSW Grills Drosten on Pandemic Policies
Drosten Clarification Sought by BSW over Corona Decisions - BSW Seeks Transparent Explanation for Coronavirus Measures
In Dresden's state parliament, the heat is on! The Alliance for Progress Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is determined to get to the bottom of the corona pandemic decisions, as virologist Christian Drosten prepares to face the music on Friday at the parliamentary inquiry committee.
As one of the government's top advisors, citizens deserve to know which measures truly made a difference, and which may have fallen flat, says BSW committee member Ines Biebrach. She wants concrete answers from Drosten on the evidence-basis of the recommendations provided and whether any confusion reigned during the pandemic.
Biebrach's colleague Jens Hentschel-Thöricht added, "It's crucial that we shed light on where science had concrete insights versus instances where politics may have relied on uncertain data." The final verdict on what was right or wrong can only be given after this question-and-answer session, says Biebrach.
The inquiry committee was set up with the backing of the AfD faction, tasked with examining the Saxon government's performance in connection with the coronavirus from 2019 to 2024. A total of around 17,750 lives have been claimed by Covid-19 in Saxony since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, according to statistics from the Social Ministry.
The ultimate goal of this grilling, says our sources, is to achieve transparency regarding Drosten's impact on political decision-making during the pandemic - particularly in relation to drastic measures such as lockdowns, 2G regulations, and mandatory testing. Furthermore, the investigation aims to address the way vaccine critics were treated during the crisis, and push for the establishment of interdisciplinary expert panels in anticipation of future health crises.
Stay tuned for more from the parliamentary inquiry committee hearing - it's going to be a scorcher!
- Christian Drosten
- Inquiry Committee
- Coronavirus
- Clarity
- State Parliament
- Alliance for Progress Sahra Wagenknecht
- Dresden
Enrichment Data:- The hearing is highly significant in offering much-needed transparency regarding the role of Christian Drosten in the political decision-making process during the pandemic.- The scrutiny mainly focuses on controversial measures like lockdowns, 2G regulations, and mandatory testing.- Critics argue there was no structured scientific process during the pandemic, with political actors overreliance on individual opinions instead of collective expert advice.- There is a growing demand for interdisciplinary expert panels to prevent such oversights in future health emergencies.- The opposition parties, including the AfD and BSW, are pushing for a thorough examination, while former ruling parties maintain a low profile on the matter.
- The Alliance for Progress Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in Dresden's state parliament has requested Christian Drosten, a virologist and a key government advisor, to present a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation, in the context of the inquiry committee's examination of Saxon government's performance in connection with the coronavirus.
- Jens Hentschel-Thöricht, another BSW committee member, emphasized the importance of understanding the role of science during the corona pandemic, highlighting instances where concrete scientific insights were available and contrasting them with periods where politics may have relied on uncertain data.
- The hearings and investigations aim to provide clarity on how medical-conditions and health-and-wellness decisions were made during the pandemic, within the context of general-news, science, politics, and health-and-wellness, and push for the establishment of interdisciplinary expert panels in anticipation of future health crises.
