Overview
- The prominent virologist, now a CDU Bundestag member and the federal commissioner for addiction and drugs, delivered his remarks to the state parliament’s investigation committee in Erfurt.
- He criticized school closures, saying they increased psychological burdens on children and adolescents.
- He described lingering anger directed at people who downplayed the virus as well as those who excluded the unvaccinated.
- He was summoned to testify at the request of CDU, BSW, and SPD, the parties forming Thuringia’s governing alliance.
- The committee continues to hear experts, with statistician Gerd Antes expected at the AfD’s request, while a separate Enquete Commission develops recommendations for future health crises.