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Robert Koch Institute (RKI)

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is Germany's public health institute. During the COVID-19 outbreak its responsibility for federal disease control and prevention made it a pivotal agency.

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Germany sees dramatic rise in measles cases

Germany sees dramatic rise in measles cases

Anti-vaccine social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, and imported cases are thought to be behind the drastic increase.
HealthNovember 27, 2024
A demonstrator reacts in front of police officers during a protest against the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Kassel, March, 20, 2021.

Germany grapples with divisive impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Germany grapples with divisive impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Masks, lockdowns and social distancing: Rarely has government policy polarized society as it did over COVID-19.
PoliticsOctober 19, 2024
A laboratory technician holds up a positive rapid antigen test

Omicron: PCR tests rationed in Germany

Omicron: PCR tests rationed in Germany

Can rapid antigen tests reliably bridge the gap?
HealthJanuary 27, 2022
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Germany's COVID figures may be an undercount

Germany's COVID figures may be an undercount

The number of new COVID-19 infections could be two to three times higher than the official figures suggest.
HealthDecember 31, 2021
young girl gets a shot

Germany: Top advisers hold off endorsing vaccine for teens

Germany: Top advisers hold off endorsing vaccine for teens

The Standing Committee on Vaccination, which advises the government, has not yet backed inoculating teens against COVID.
PoliticsAugust 3, 2021
A couple is vaccinated against the coronavirus at a drive-in vaccination center in Schwelm

Coronavirus: 15% of Germans have been vaccinated

Coronavirus: 15% of Germans have been vaccinated

The Robert Koch Institute for disease control says 12.7 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
HealthApril 11, 2021
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