The statement made by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) on possible corona vaccination damage, according to which pharmaceutical companies should contribute to the follow-up costs, is also criticized in the traffic light coalition.
“Such a statement does not contribute to strengthening Germany as a research and medicine location,” said the pharmaceuticals expert of the FDP parliamentary group, Lars Lindemann. “Agreements and contracts have to be kept, which is elementary for the planning reliability of our pharmaceutical companies. Moral appeals do not replace serious politics, they only irritate here.”
Because the profits have been exorbitant
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) on the corona vaccines
Lauterbach wants to support those who are affected by Long-Covid and Corona vaccination damage. The minister announced on Sunday on ZDF that he was “almost in the budget negotiations” for such a program. According to the agreement, the state is liable for corona vaccination damage, said Lauterbach, but it would be “valuable” if the drug manufacturers also participated. “Because the profits were exorbitant. And so that would actually be more than a good gesture, you could expect it.”
The pharmaceutical industry was surprised, especially since the research costs – although subsidized by the federal government – were enormous. There were no official statements.
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In the event of severe consequential damage, there should be a maximum of less than 10,000 corona vaccinations
According to data from the responsible Paul Ehrlich Institute, there is a maximum of one case of serious consequential damage for every 10,000 corona vaccinations. With almost 64 million fully vaccinated people nationwide, this would still affect up to 6400 men and women.
In the Corona pandemic, all governments were under enormous pressure. Soon after the outbreak of the Sars-Cov-2 wave in Europe, the Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech developed the first vaccine. Other companies are also working on vaccines. Lauterbach’s predecessor Jens Spahn (CDU) campaigned for the pharmaceutical manufacturers to be released from liability in the contracts with the EU. Research, approval and production proceeded at record speed.
It is unclear whether companies voluntarily contribute to vaccination damage costs. Biontech announced that it was available for clarifying discussions or viewing of documents that “are the prerequisite for a claim examination in individual cases, since we would of course fulfill justified claims”.
This should not mean liability for vaccination damage, but rather for the consequences of possibly neglected duties of care. The companies would have to ignore Lauterbach’s comment, said a pharmaceutical researcher, because otherwise the consequences would be difficult to assess: anyone who participates in vaccine damage funds in this country would have to do the same in other countries.
The minister is also in the care policy and because of the planned hospital reform in the criticism. The fact that Lauterbach wants to work for those affected by long-Covid and vaccination damage is welcomed across party lines. “It is high time that the Federal Minister of Health reacted,” said CDU General Secretary Mario Czaja. “In the current state of the traffic light, however, it is questionable whether this will happen or whether the patients will experience the announcement minister again.”
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Source: Tagesspiegel
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