Month: November 2020

Trump gives up: Transfer of office can begin

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After weeks of blockade, Donald Trump, who is still President, allows the handover process to proceed. For weeks the outgoing President Donald Trump blocked the process of handing over the office to his successor Joe Biden. On Monday, Trump showed himself willing to allow the process – also via Twitter. Trump instructed the authorities and his team on Monday to cooperate with Biden. The head of the responsible U.S. federal administrative agency GSA, Emily Murphy, was to “do what needs to be done” to support Biden’s transition team. Previously, Biden’s…

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Germany hopes to start corona vaccination in mid December

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The German government hopes for first vaccinations against the coronavirus this year. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has asked the federal states to have the vaccination centers ready for use by mid-December. Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) believes that the vaccination will “get started faster than we thought some time ago”.“There is cause for optimism that there will be an approval for a vaccine in Europe before the end of this year. And then we can start with the vaccinations immediately,” Spahn told the editorial network Germany. The…

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Oxford vaccine is up to 90 percent effective

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After Pfizer, Biontech and Moderne, AstraZeneca, together with the University of Oxford, also submitted data on its vaccine. In the search for a corona vaccine, a third vaccine project has reported a study success. Following the duo BioNTech and Pfizer as well as the US group Moderna, the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, together with the University of Oxford, also presented positive data on the efficacy of its vaccine. AstraZeneca announced on Monday that the vaccine could achieve an efficacy of around 90 percent against Covid-19. No serious side effects have…

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Coronavirus: How vaccine approval works in the EU

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The test results are promising, that is why the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Biontech have already applied for emergency approval for their coronavirus vaccine in the USA. In Europe, too, a procedure for approval has been underway since the beginning of October – albeit somewhat differently. An emergency approval like in the USA does not exist in Europe. Here, a so-called rolling review process is currently underway for the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer, with manufacturers submitting information from the vaccine studies since the beginning of October. The data will…

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UNICEF wants to send two billion vaccine doses to poor countries

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In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) plans to deliver two billion doses of vaccine to a total of 92 low-income countries. The logistical preparations are already underway, UNICEF announced today. One billion injections are also to be shipped. “As work on the development of Covid-19 vaccines continues, UNICEF is stepping up efforts with airlines, freight companies, shipping lines and other logistical associations to deliver life-saving vaccines as quickly and safely as possible,” said UNICEF’s Director of Supply, Etleva Kadilli. “Historic mammoth task”This should…

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3,145 new infections, but 71 corona deaths since Sunday

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The second week of the hard lockdown started today and the number of new infections is decreasing. From Sunday to Monday there are 3,145 new positive corona tests in Austria. Unfortunately there were 71 deaths. 175,527 people have recovered. Currently, 4,548 people are undergoing hospital treatment and 685 of them are in intensive care units.Currently, 4,548 people are undergoing hospital treatment and 685 of them are in intensive care units.As the Ministry of the Interior reports in its daily report, there have been 3,145 new infections with the coronavirus throughout…

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Frequent hand disinfection does not harm

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Can constant hand disinfection also be harmful? No, says a hygiene expert. His advice on the use of disinfectant dispensers is therefore clear. The increased use of disinfectants since the beginning of the corona pandemic is completely harmless in the opinion of a hygiene expert.Only in very rare cases could there be a tolerance of disinfectants for bacteria, says Johannes Knobloch, head of hygiene at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). This means that the bacteria do not die off so quickly. “We have never seen this with viruses before,”…

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Going back to normal life – Great Britain plans a ‘Normal Life Passport”

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Those who get tested regularly can lead a life almost without corona measures. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not want to extend the corona lockdown in England. The restrictions expired on December 2 after four weeks, Downing Street announced on Saturday. The prime minister will announce this on Monday and present a three-stage plan for corona restrictions at regional level Everyday life without restrictionsOne part of the new strategy is the so-called “normal life passport” or “freedom pass”. As the “Telegraph” reports, people with two negative corona tests…

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Numbers of infections must be reduced – do we expect a corona miracle?

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This week, experts will calculate how strongly the lockdown slows down new infections. The first week of the hard lockdown is almost over. Yesterday we had 5,226 new infections and 60 deaths in Austria. “A dramatically high figure for a Sunday,” says Health Minister Rudolf Anschober. The country trembles before the next few days: Will the lockdown bring us the numbers miracle? The goal: new infections must be reduced to 1,000 to a maximum of 2,000 new cases per day. The R-value (which indicates how many people a person infected…

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