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8) "...is a common cold situation – but then we’re also in a situation where the `booster shot’ doesn’t happen here [via injection] but via recurring contacts with the virus, so that population immunity will become more and more resilient. This will generate longer-lasting,..."
9) "...more robust mucosal immunity. How I would like to become immune: I want to have a vaccine-induced immunity and on top of that, I want to have my first generic infection, and the second, and the third. Then I know I will have long-lasting immunity and I will only..."
10) "...encounter the virus every few years like I encounter the other coronaviruses. I can take responsibility for that as a healthy adult–other groups can’t and I can only do that because I’ve been vaccinated twice. Population-wide, we can't do that [in Germany] at the moment."
11) "Because many people can't shoulder this individual responsibility. You see that in [unvaccinated] people who come down with severe Covid saying in hindsight: 'If only someone had properly explained it to me, then I would had chosen my individual responsibility differently.'"
12) Unsurprisingly, the title of the episode is "We need to vaccinate our way out of the pandemic". It's very rich, also covering boosters, vaccinations for children, and how we could approach the school situation in Fall. I hope to get a full transcript translated next week.
13) An addition: Drosten says he personally would take a booster shot if offered and that booster shots generally are working great. Just personally(!), he would forgo it right now for the sake of deliveries to developing countries.
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