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'''Dr. med. Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten''' is a German [[virologist]] whose research focus is on novel viruses ''(emergent viruses)''. During the [[Covid-19 pandemic]], Drosten came to national prominence as an expert on the implications and actions required to combat the outbreak in [[Germany]].<ref name="Henley_2020">
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'''Dr. Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten''' is a German [[virologist]] whose research focus is on novel viruses ''(emergent viruses)''. During the [[Covid-19 pandemic]], Drosten came to national prominence as an expert on the implications and actions required to combat the outbreak in [[Germany]].<ref name="Henley_2020">
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-meet-the-scientists-who-are-now-household-names  
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-meet-the-scientists-who-are-now-household-names  
 
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The {{ccm}} response in Germany was massively dominated by his changing opinions on how dangerous SARS-COV-2 'really' is.  
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The {{ccm}} response in Germany was massively dominated by his changing opinions on how dangerous SARS-COV-2 'really' is.<ref>
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"The virologist Christian Drosten guides Germany through the pandemy."
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https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-03/christian-drosten-coronavirus-pandemic-germany-virologist-charite/komplettansicht
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=="Corona-explainer-in-chief"==
 
=="Corona-explainer-in-chief"==
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During the [[2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic]], Drosten was called by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "the [German] country's real face of the coronavirus crisis", who also noted that the [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] had described Drosten as "the nation's corona-explainer-in-chief".<ref name="Henley_2020"/> He was a counterpart to [[Lothar Wieler]], head of the State's [[Robert Koch Institute]] in Berlin, in '''consulting to German federal and state authorities'''.<ref name="Henley_2020"/>
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During the [[COVID-19|2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic]], Drosten was called by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "the [[German]] country's real face of the coronavirus crisis", who also noted that the [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] had described Drosten as "the nation's corona-explainer-in-chief".<ref name="Henley_2020"/> He was a counterpart to [[Lothar Wieler]], head of the State's [[Robert Koch Institute]] in Berlin, in '''consulting to German federal and state authorities'''.<ref name="Henley_2020"/>
  
 
==Research==
 
==Research==
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Drosten is one of the co-discoverers of [[SARS-associated coronavirus]] (SARS-COV-1) in 2009.  
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Drosten is one of the co-discoverers of [[SARS-associated coronavirus]] (SARS-COV-1) in 2002 and received a price for developing a test so timely. <ref>
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https://www.bnitm.de/aktuelles/mitteilungen/113-virologen-des-tropeninstituts-erhalten-preis-der-werner-otto-stiftung/
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An incomplete list of his numerous affiliations, advice and coordinating activities can be found in his english CV.<ref name=DrostenCV>
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https://www.bundesaerztekammer.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/pdf-Ordner/WB/Lebenslaeufe/Drosten.pdf
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===Funding===
 
===Funding===
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In 2004, Drosten received the [[GlaxoSmithKline]] funding award.{{cn}}
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* In 2004, Drosten received the [[GlaxoSmithKline]] funding award.{{cn}}
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* post-doctoral award for virology from the [[Robert Koch Institut]]
  
 
==Mixed messages==
 
==Mixed messages==
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Concerning [[SARS-COV-2]] he said that antibodies may develop naturally {{cn}}. On the other hand he accuses virologists  critical of the [[COVID-19/lockdown]] as being "irresponsible", specially the study by his former colleague [[Dr. Streek]].{{cn}}  
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Concerning [[SARS-COV-2]] he said that antibodies may develop naturally<ref name=DrostenNTV>
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https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Nun-doch-Hinweise-auf-Hintergrundimmunitaet-article21738615.html
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</ref> and also may be already present (so called [[background immunity]]). On the other hand he accuses virologists  critical of the [[COVID-19/Lockdown|ytay-at-home orders]] as being "irresponsible", specially the study by his colleague [[Dr. Hendrik Streeck]].<ref>
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https://www.nzz.ch/international/der-virologe-hendrik-streeck-forscht-mitten-im-corona-hotspot-ld.1550667 (no reports of this study in the english {{ccm}}?)
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He also changed course when saying "'''he assumes the statistics are distorted''' (Ger. verzerrt)".<ref name=DrostenNTV/>
  
 
==PCR test==
 
==PCR test==
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== Other activities ==
 
== Other activities ==
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* [[World Health Summit]] 2020, Member of the Scientific Committee.{{cn}}
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* [[World Health Summit]] 2020, Member of the Scientific Committee.<ref>
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https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/about-whs/leadership.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20200323093853/https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/about/leadership.html
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== WP page of interest ==
 
== WP page of interest ==

Revision as of 12:58, 29 April 2020

Person.png Christian Drosten  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Epidemiologist, Pharma lobbyist)
Drosten Charite 3c4779e817.jpg
BornChristian Heinrich Maria Drosten
1972
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Frankfurt am Main
Member ofRobert Koch Institute
Interest ofCorona Investigative Committee, Viviane Fischer, Reiner Fuellmich
Germany's "real face of the coronavirus crisis", Big pharma

Dr. Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten is a German virologist whose research focus is on novel viruses (emergent viruses). During the Covid-19 pandemic, Drosten came to national prominence as an expert on the implications and actions required to combat the outbreak in Germany.[1] The commercially-controlled media response in Germany was massively dominated by his changing opinions on how dangerous SARS-COV-2 'really' is.[2]

"Corona-explainer-in-chief"

During the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic, Drosten was called by The Guardian as "the German country's real face of the coronavirus crisis", who also noted that the Süddeutsche Zeitung had described Drosten as "the nation's corona-explainer-in-chief".[1] He was a counterpart to Lothar Wieler, head of the State's Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, in consulting to German federal and state authorities.[1]

Research

Drosten is one of the co-discoverers of SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-COV-1) in 2002 and received a price for developing a test so timely. [3]

An incomplete list of his numerous affiliations, advice and coordinating activities can be found in his english CV.[4]

Funding

Mixed messages

Concerning SARS-COV-2 he said that antibodies may develop naturally[5] and also may be already present (so called background immunity). On the other hand he accuses virologists critical of the ytay-at-home orders as being "irresponsible", specially the study by his colleague Dr. Hendrik Streeck.[6] He also changed course when saying "he assumes the statistics are distorted (Ger. verzerrt)".[5]

PCR test

Drosten developed a test for SARS-COV-2, ready to be sold at 5x the normal price in January 2020, which was quickly accepted by the World Health Organization (WHO) who sent test kits to affected regions.[7]

Test detects SARS-like viruses that preexisted worldwide before Wuhan

Corona viruses are detected by a probability based method. Viruses mutate constantly and a window has to be defined, in which a common denominator can be found. This window has been defined in such a way that preexisting viruses were detected. [8] "We are currently not measuring the incidence of coronavirus diseases, but the activity of the specialists searching for them." says Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg. "Without Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Tests there would be no reason for special alarms". Coronaviruses are anything but 'novel'. [9] nCoV-2019 shares 79% of its genome with SARS-CoV from 2002 and binds to the same receptors in humans. [10]

Other activities

WP page of interest

References

 

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  1. ↑ a b c https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-meet-the-scientists-who-are-now-household-names
  2. ↑ "The virologist Christian Drosten guides Germany through the pandemy." https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-03/christian-drosten-coronavirus-pandemic-germany-virologist-charite/komplettansicht
  3. ↑ https://www.bnitm.de/aktuelles/mitteilungen/113-virologen-des-tropeninstituts-erhalten-preis-der-werner-otto-stiftung/
  4. ↑ https://www.bundesaerztekammer.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/pdf-Ordner/WB/Lebenslaeufe/Drosten.pdf
  5. ↑ a b https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Nun-doch-Hinweise-auf-Hintergrundimmunitaet-article21738615.html
  6. ↑ https://www.nzz.ch/international/der-virologe-hendrik-streeck-forscht-mitten-im-corona-hotspot-ld.1550667 (no reports of this study in the english commercially-controlled media?)
  7. ↑ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41587-020-00002-2
  8. ↑ Drostens test detects SARS-like viruses, that preexisted worldwide before Wuhan. „These virus-positive samples stemmed from European rhinolophid bats. Detection of these phylogenetic outliers within the SARS-related CoV clade suggests that all Asian viruses are likely to be detected.“ https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.2000045#html_fulltext
  9. ↑ https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-are-currently-not-measuring-the-incidence-of-coronavirus-diseases-but-the-activity-of-the-specialists-searching-for-them/5708477
  10. ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/genomic-characterization-of-2019-nCoV-Lancet-1-29-2020.pdf
  11. ↑ https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/about-whs/leadership.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20200323093853/https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/about/leadership.html
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