German Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll 19/227, p.
28983.
Right honorable Frau President. Esteemed colleagues.
Who would have thought that politicians are able to make
thoroughly reasonable proposals? And I do not mean your motions, which we are here
discussing, but the physician and state councillor Christoph Hufeland of the 19th
Century. For he postulated: “Prophylaxis is better than healing!” What unites
we of the AfD in spirit with him is that prophylaxis and prevention are to be
definitively preferred to a protracted treatment of illnesses. We besides in
this place presented this initiative already at the beginning of February of
last year. In that regard, three pillars of an efficient pandemic management
play an important role; namely, first, prevention, second, medical treatment
and third, international research, for example, for a common vaccine.
Gabriele Katzmarek (SPD): Hear, hear!
Ladies and gentlemen, try just for once to get a grip on the
pandemic and when you have done that, then we can willingly discuss the
consequences and collateral damages, which for those affected really are very
bad – yet which are already cared for in a very good healthcare system. Some of
which was also here got underway.
All the more so is it not to understand how so up to today
the vaccine Sputnik V has not been permitted and how so our healthcare system
has still not at all concerned itself with the second Russian vaccine, EpiVacCorona.
Already at the beginning of April, it was communicated from Russian science
that this vaccine is highly effective against all mutations, including the South
African, and it is meanwhile also recognized that this has scarcely any side
effects. It is also distinguished by that, following a Corona illness,
distinctly fewer post-Corona symptoms would occur.
Now here I actually find something missing in your motions;
for the people not only have a right to freedom of vaccination, but plainly
also a right to free choice of vaccines and vaccine types. If you here brought
in such efficient motions, you could again win back the shattered trust in the
vaccination policy.
Yesterday for example, we were discussing the discharges at
the Sana clinics. In this regard, it needs be asked whether some of those
making motions have considered that by means of your ideas it will come directly
to a further commercialization and capitalization in the hospital market.
Therefore, allow me a citation – I cite with permission of the Frau President –
from Dr. John Mandrola, cardiologist from America, and a sharp critic of a long
Covid strategy, ending:
From the perspective of a hospital operator, long Covid offers an opportunity to increase market share and to earn money.
That this for you, dear FDP, presents no problem does not
really, honestly said, surprise me.
Harald Weinberg (Linke): Because it is imbecility!
Yet in regards the colleagues of the Linke, I have my misgivings.
Since with so many leftist-market-liberal concerns, I can sometimes thoroughly
understand your colleague, Frau Wagenknecht.
We agree to the transfer. Many thanks.
Gabriele Katzmarek (SPD): Man, man, man!
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