Germany's Health Minister Lauterbach Calls for Non-Blame COVID-19 Policy Review

Karl Lauterbach emphasizes the need to learn from past pandemic measures without assigning blame, while political disagreements stall the review process.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach advocates for a review of Germany's COVID-19 policies focused on learning for future crises, not on blame.
Lauterbach rejects criticisms that cautious policies were unnecessary, asserting the focus was always on protecting the public.
Key questions for the review include the medical appropriateness of measures and preventing future polarization in public debate.
There is disagreement within the coalition on the review process, with the FDP favoring a parliamentary commission and the SPD supporting a citizen council.
Delays in the review process risk providing political ammunition to opposition parties and leaving societal tensions unresolved.

Augsburger Allgemeine