Robert Koch Institute

Robert Koch Institute   (National public health agency)
Abbreviation	RKI
Formation	1891
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Interests	Pandemic/Preparation
Interest of	Viviane Fischer, Reiner Fuellmich
Sponsored by	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Membership	• Lothar Heinz Wieler (President) • Lars Schaade (Vice President) • Christian Drosten (Epidemiologist)
Federal agency charged with preventing disease outbreaks

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode. As an upper federal agency, it is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Health.

 

Related Quotations

Page	Quote	Author	Date
RNA Vaccine	“[...] also people will die in temporal connection with the vaccination. Then it is extremely important to find out whether the reason was the vaccination or another underlying disease. Because we will vaccinate the high-risk groups at the beginning. These are precisely the old and very old people, who of course also have a higher risk of dying, simply because they have already reached an advanced age.”	Lothar Wieler	5 December 2020
RNA Vaccine	“So, we all assume that vaccines will be approved next year. We don't know exactly how they work, how well they work, what they do, but I am very optimistic that there will be vaccines, yes.”	Lothar Wieler	14 October 2020

 

Sponsor

Event	Description
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Very influential and rich foundation established to take leadership of global health.

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