MDC statement on private videos of a staff member
The YouTube videos are purely private expressions of opinion by the author. They are in no way related to research at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC); in particular, there is no connection with MDC's corona research. The author is not an immunologist. Neither is she a virologist, nor an RNA researcher, nor an epidemiologist, and she has no experience in vaccine development. Her expertise lies in the field of neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases. The author's statements have not received scientific peer group approval and have not been verified by colleagues with a relevant professional background.
MDC recommends that anybody seeking reliable information about new vaccines and the pros and cons of vaccination for the prevention of COVID-19 should take the advice of recognized experts.
Here are reliable and qualified sources:
- Federal Center for Health Education (Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung) https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/en/inform/vaccines-immunity-and-medicines-combating-covid-19/
https://www.infektionsschutz.de/coronavirus/schutzimpfung/fragen-und-antworten.html (only in German) - Robert Koch Institute
Information about COVID-19 and vaccines, updated regularly (mit FAQ, Videos, mostly in German) - Paul Ehrlich Institute (Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines)
Information about Coronavirus and COVID-19
Frequently Asked Questions about vaccines - FDA (US Food and Drug Administration): Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
- Patienten-Information.de (Service des Ärztlichen Zentrums für Qualität in der Medizin im Auftrag von Bundesärztekammer und Kassenärztlicher Bundesvereinigung)
Informationen zum neuartigen Coronavirus (offers a wide range of links to further websites and fact-checking information, mostly in German) - Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
Helmholtz Center for Infection Research: Corona-Info,
general information about the pandemic - Media
BBC: Five Covid-19 vaccine false theories - debunked
Factcheck.org: Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines
ARD-Faktenfinder: Faktenchecks zu Corona
Corona-Impfstoff: Ist die neue Impfung sicher? | Possoch klärt | BR24. Video
Science Media Center: Corona-Schwerpunkt