Kekulé's corona compass
Kekulé's Corona-Kompass is a podcast by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk on the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been broadcast since March 16, 2020.
content
Alexander S. Kekulé , holder of the Chair for Medical Microbiology and Virology at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Director of the Institute for Medical Microbiology at the University Hospital Halle (Saale) , answered about the COVID-19 pandemic by phone or email Questions asked by citizens, explains the scientific background and provides assessments of political measures. MDR-Aktuell moderators lead through the programs. The episodes have different lengths, which are usually between 30 and 50 minutes. On Saturdays, a format of around 20 minutes is broadcast in which only citizens' questions are answered.
Frequently asked questions and content of the podcast episodes include:
- How is the coronavirus transmitted?
- What do coronavirus rapid tests do and how do they work?
- Are the measures against the coronavirus exaggerated?
- Who is COVID-19 deadly for?
- How well are German hospitals prepared for the coronavirus and COVID-19?
background
On February 26, 2020, the NDR started the podcast “ Coronavirus Update ” with the head of virology at the Berlin Charité , Christian Drosten . The MDR then asked Alexander Kekulé, who had also already made public statements.
distribution
The podcast can be received on MDR radio via the MDR website, the ARD media library , YouTube , Apple Podcasts, Audio Now, Google Podcast and Spotify . In the podcasts for Apple platforms in Germany, it was temporarily in second place behind the NDR podcast “Coronavirus Update”. In a press release on April 22, 2020, the MDR stated that the podcast now had 5 million audio views, plus 1.3 million views on YouTube. For this reason, the podcast was initially extended until mid-May 2020. The podcast has been published three times a week since June, usually on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. A text version has been available for download since episode 62.
reception
According to the standards of science journalist Volker Stollorz , Kekulé is not as competent as Drosten, for example in an interview with Stephan Karkowsky on Radio Eins . Kekulé's databases do not contain any scientific publications on coronaviruses . He used the " authority as a professor skillfully [...] to express his own opinion ".
The Bavarian State Center for Political Education recommends the podcast as a "reliable source".
The podcast has been referred to in various media such as: B. at watson.de , Westdeutscher Zeitung , der Welt , Münchner Merkur and Focus Online .
consequences
| episode | date | Cover story |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 16, 2020 | Risk groups should create stocks |
| 2 | 17th March 2020 | We have reached the exponential phase |
| 3 | March 18, 2020 | Surgical face mask is urgently needed for cashiers and taxi drivers |
| 4th | March 19, 2020 | Please do not impose curfews |
| 5 | March 20, 2020 | Bavaria's wise Corona decision will have a domino effect |
| 6th | March 21, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 7th | March 23, 2020 | Far too early to be optimistic |
| 8th | March 24, 2020 | We have a very large number of unreported cases, but ... |
| 9 | March 25, 2020 | Surgical masks must become the standard for everyone |
| 10 | March 26, 2020 | Is the virus animal's revenge on humans? |
| 11 | March 27, 2020 | How the exit from the anti-corona measures should work |
| 12 | March 28, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 13 | March 30, 2020 | Cell phone tracking is actionism and only brings pseudo security |
| 14th | March 31, 2020 | It is better to wear a mask than to stay at home |
| 15th | April 1, 2020 | The statistical birth defect of the Covid-19 case numbers |
| 16 | April 2, 2020 | Why the number of those who tested negative would be so important |
| 17th | April 3, 2020 | Sweden is an experimental laboratory without controls |
| 18th | April 4, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 19th | April 6, 2020 | A high number of unreported cases of corona infected would be the best |
| 20th | April 7, 2020 | Absolutely continue to take antihypertensive drugs |
| 21st | April 8, 2020 | The difficult search for the cause of death |
| 22nd | April 9, 2020 | The Heinsberg study is a special case |
| 23 | April 11, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 24 | April 14, 2020 | Doubts about a quick vaccine |
| 25th | April 15, 2020 | WHO shows no leadership role |
| 26th | April 16, 2020 | A little sugar was given to the population |
| 27 | 17th April 2020 | Alarming number of infections among clinic employees |
| 28 | April 18, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 29 | April 20, 2020 | The two big question marks behind the R-factor |
| 30th | April 21, 2020 | Do not tick off vacation abroad 2020 yet |
| 31 | April 22, 2020 | Why Germany's first vaccine test is only one component in |
| 32 | April 23, 2020 | Montgomery's mouthguard criticism is incomprehensible |
| 33 | April 24, 2020 | Why there has been no excess mortality in Germany so far |
| 34 | April 25, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 35 | April 27, 2020 | We're doing too much at the same time with the easing |
| 36 | April 28, 2020 | Anti-Covid-19 hopes checked |
| 37 | April 29, 2020 | What the vaccine news from Oxford and China mean |
| 38 | April 30, 2020 | We need a protection concept for gradual daycare and school openings |
| 39 | 1st May 2020 | Special: Loosening - but how? |
| 40 | May 2, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 41 | 4th May 2020 | All clear for blood pressure patients? |
| 42 | 5th May 2020 | Let the kids run wild? |
| 43 | May 6, 2020 | The crux of the upper limit |
| 44 | May 7, 2020 | Covid-19 and Kawasaki Syndrome in Children |
| 45 | May 8, 2020 | Tracing app - The many open questions |
| 46 | May 9, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 47 | May 11, 2020 | Promising study on immunity |
| 48 | May 12, 2020 | Corona test must be available to everyone |
| 49 | May 13, 2020 | Border openings come too quickly and uncoordinated |
| 50 | May 14, 2020 | New knowledge about cats and corona |
| 51 | May 15, 2020 | The disadvantages of the smoothed R-value |
| 52 | May 16, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 53 | May 18, 2020 | Could the lockdown have been prevented? |
| 54 | 19th May 2020 | Virological scenario of a trip abroad |
| 55 | May 20, 2020 | The risk remains when the daycare is fully opened |
| 56 | May 22, 2020 | The lockdown under the magnifying glass |
| 57 | May 23, 2020 | Special: Lots of questions about camping and hotels |
| 58 | May 25, 2020 | Ramelow initiative "dangerous experiment" |
| 59 | May 26, 2020 | Why the Charité study on children is controversial |
| 60 | May 27, 2020 | Flixbus only at your own risk |
| 61 | May 28, 2020 | New phase of the epidemic |
| 62 | May 29, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 63 | 3rd June 2020 | Dispute with Drosten resolved |
| 64 | 4th June 2020 | Volume of spaces more important |
| 65 | June 6, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 66 | June 9, 2020 | Are certain blood groups particularly at risk? |
| 67 | June 11, 2020 | Can we still rely on science? |
| 68 | June 13, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 69 | June 16, 2020 | Corona app leads to many false positives |
| 70 | June 18, 2020 | With cortisone against corona |
| 71 | June 20, 2020 | Special: your questions, his answers |
| 72 | June 23, 2020 | Lock down the district of Gütersloh? |
| 73 | June 25, 2020 | Entry bans tend to hit the wrong people |
| 74 | June 27, 2020 | Special: Questions about babies, bees, R-value and unreported numbers |
| 75 | June 30, 2020 | Prevent second wave with more testing |
| 76 | 2nd July 2020 | Something is brewing in China |
| 77 | 4th July 2020 | Special: Questions about football, mutations, mortality and choirs |
| 78 | 7th July 2020 | The mask is like the seat belt in a car |
| 79 | July 9, 2020 | Have it tested before the trip! |
| 80 | July 11, 2020 | Special: questions about taxis, superspreading and colds for children |
| 81 | July 14, 2020 | Are Children Pads the Infection? |
| 82 | July 16, 2020 | Respond quickly to local outbreaks |
| 83 | 18th July 2020 | Special: Questions about weddings, masks and false tests |
| 84 | July 21, 2020 | British vaccine has the edge |
| 85 | 23rd July 2020 | Lifelong immunity is unlikely |
| 86 | July 25, 2020 | Special: Questions about classrooms, private pool tests and throat sprays |
| 87 | July 28, 2020 | There is a risk of loss of control |
| 88 | July 30, 2020 | The Complexity of Death Numbers |
| 89 | August 1, 2020 | Special: Questions about inhalers, marathons and roller coaster |
| 90 | 4th August 2020 | Mask in class too |
| 91 | August 6, 2020 | New lockdown is definitely avoidable |
| 92 | August 8, 2020 | Special: Questions about outdoor pools, hugs and initial cases |
| 93 | August 11, 2020 | The doubts about the Russian vaccine |
| 94 | August 13, 2020 | Solved the mystery of asymptomatic virus carriers? |
| 95 | 15th August 2020 | Special: Questions about daycare centers, full trains and pub toilets |
| 96 | August 18, 2020 | We are heading towards a lockdown scenario |
| 97 | 20th August 2020 | Everything about rapid tests for everyone |
| 98 | 22nd August 2020 | Special: Questions about music lessons, viruses and swimming lakes |
| 99 | August 25, 2020 | Second infections are not bad news |
More podcasts on the topic
- Coronavirus update , NDR
- Coronavirus - Doc Esser clears up , WDR
- Corona aktuell - the podcast of the federal government
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Corona: Current answers from science. In: mdr.de. Retrieved April 6, 2020 .
- ^ Corona - The podcast battle between Drosten and Kekulé. In: deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ New podcast: “Kekulé's Corona Compass”. In: mdr.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ iTunesCharts.net: 'Kekulés Corona-Kompass von MDR AKTUELL' by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (German Podcasts iTunes Chart). In: itunescharts.net. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ MDR NEWS: "Kekulés Corona Compass" cracks 6 million mark - press portal. In: presseportal.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Selection criteria in science journalism . In: The professionals . April 4, 2020, 2: 30–3: 30, accessed April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Updates on the Corona virus. In: blz.bayern.de. Retrieved April 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Duration of the corona crisis: According to virologists, it could last that long - watson. In: watson.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Virologist Kekulé on the danger of sex in times of Corona - watson. In: watson.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Coronavirus: Why do young people also die from Corona? Virologist has two theses - watson. In: watson.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Coronavirus: That's why a virologist advises you to wash your hair - watson. In: watson.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ "Too fast, too uncoordinated": Virologist Kekulé criticizes border openings - watson. In: watson.de. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Distraction in the Corona crisis: These are our podcast favorites. In: wz.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Virologist Kekulé on Corona: "We have a huge gray area" - WELT. In: welt.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Corona app: Experts with an open letter - risk of surveillance and abuse. In: merkur.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Corona-News: Virologist contradicts the Merkel government and advises completely different. In: merkur.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Kekulé looks at the situation in Germany with concern: "You have to say so brutally" - Germany - FOCUS Online. In: focus.de. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .