There is currently a controversial discussion going on online about the protocols of the Robert Koch Institute, the so-called “RKI files”. The German institution had a Corona crisis team that discussed the measures in the country and communicated its assessments to the federal government. The minutes from January 2020 to April 2021 are now publicly available.
Journalist Paul Schreyer filed a lawsuit over the documents, which are more than 200 pages long, citing the Freedom of Information Act. They are now accessible on the “Multipolar” blog. The Robert Koch Institute, which drew up the protocols, is located in Berlin and focuses on the detection, prevention and control of infectious diseases. In connection with Corona, the team’s professional assessment was crucial during measures such as the lockdown. Another example is shortening the recovery status after a Covid-19 infection from six to three months (early 2022).
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Contradictions between judgment and action
These and other assessments, such as risk assessments, can be found in the protocols. There are sometimes contradictions between the recommendations and the actual action. For example, one document talks about the end of herd immunity through vaccination, but at the same time vaccination was recommended and a requirement was also discussed in the Bundestag. “(…) Now we know: Even the RKI had doubts about vaccines, lockdowns and mask requirements,” said scientist Christoph Lütge, who was a member of the Bavarian Ethics Council until 2021.
Blackened areas
It is also striking that an estimated thousand passages, such as certain names, have been made illegible by the RKI. The lawyers of the Robert Koch Institute consider this appropriate and speak of “legal reasons for exclusion”. However, the opposing party ‘Multipolar’ has filed another lawsuit and the next hearing is in May. The procedure would have already cost 15,000 euros and was financed by donations.
The magazine team (edited by Stefan Korinth and Paul Schreyer) argues that the Corona crisis must be tackled. “The editors go so far that even the simple participation of Health Minister Jens Spahn in a crisis team meeting is sometimes hidden (minutes of February 3, 2020, redaction of the first name on the list of participants), although even the ministry itself confirmed his participation at the time (with photo) made public on Twitter,” it reads.
Source: Krone
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