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Interview about vaccine research with PD Dr. Michael Mühlebach The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 still dominates everyday life of many peaople worldwide. Nobody can say yet, when a return to "normality“ will be possible again without risking human lives. Hopes are high that the development of a vaccine will be successful which could protect the world population, or at least particularly vulnerable groups of people, from the new pathogen. The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), the German Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedical Drugs, which is responsible for the approval of clinical trials and

Researchers in Germany are required to follow the rules of "good scientific practice" in their work. These rules are an important quality assurance tool, which also aim to ensure smooth cooperation between scientists and define common rules of conduct. In Germany, the " Ombudsman for Science " committee set up by the DFG acts as a central advisory body for all scientists and academics conducting research in Germany on questions and conflicts related to good scientific practice. Dr. Czesnick is the head of the committee's office. We asked her some questions about the work of the committee and

Science communication is an important part of research. Without it, the transfer of new findings from research into practice would not be possible. Especially in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, it is clear how important "good" science communication is and that it can be much more complex than many initially assume. "It is not just a matter of explaining what a virus is. It is much more than that," says Prof. Dr. Leßmöllmann . She is professor of science communication with a focus on linguistics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Prior to that, she was Professor of Journalism

At the beginning of 2021, a commission of international experts appointed by the WHO was in Wuhan to investigate the origin of SARS-CoV-2 in more detail. The WHO published its initial findings in a report on March 30, 2021. A lot has happened since lung diseases of unknown cause began to accumulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. We now know the cause, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and its potentially lethal effect on the human organism. Less than a year later, the first vaccines against the new pathogen were already available. Meanwhile, the origin of the pathogen remains unknown

The new German government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has established an interdisciplinary Pandemic Council to advise the government on upcoming decisions in the coronavirus pandemic. A pandemic is a complex exceptional situation in which the right decisions at the right time by politicians are necessary to bring a society through the crisis in the best possible way. To provide a scientific foundation for political measures, the United Kingdom, for example, has a Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). The composition of the SAGE is based on the nature of the emergency and is