Monika Redlberger-Fritz is laboratory manager at the Center for Virology at the Medical University of Vienna and an expert on all viral diseases. In the first episode, she talks about the effectiveness of the corona vaccination against infections, severe courses and against contagions.
One argument against vaccination is that it does not prevent infection.
The protection rate is currently 60 to 70 percent. That is how high the proportion of those vaccinated who actually do not become infected. 30 to 40 percent can still be infected. However, they usually have a considerably milder course.
Those who have been vaccinated are still contagious.
That’s right, but they are less contagious and, most importantly, less contagious: only for an average of three days. This is also relevant for fighting pandemics, because vaccinated people no longer have superspreader events.
Why should non-risk groups also get vaccinated, young and healthy people for example?
It is impossible to predict who will and who will not get the infection mildly. There are also young people in excellent health who have ended up in intensive care. In terms of her constitution, nothing would have indicated a bad outcome.
Why should those who have recovered get vaccinated? You also have a high level of immune protection.
Yes, but it also expires with them. Those who have recovered also need the vaccination after a certain time, after which they can be reinfected again.
