The chief executive of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen, has stated that the delta variant of the Corona virus is more contagious, but probably no more dangerous than the previously dominant variants. It is possible that the number of cases of infection will rise again, but one should not panic, “especially since vaccinated people are reliably protected”. The incidence number should not remain the sole yardstick for assessing the infection situation, with a view to the progress of vaccinations. Some of the comments in the political debate are “almost hysterical,” he warned.