Day: December 27, 2020

Medical expert says: Vaccines work against mutation

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The CoV mutation first reported in the UK is spreading to other countries. Today, Canada also reported an infected couple. But medical expert Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt said today she is convinced that both the Pfizer/Biontech and upcoming vaccines will be effective against the CoV mutation: “We know that there are always mutations. As it stands, though, they’re not of such a large change that the vaccine shouldn’t work.” Already in recent days, more and more countries reported the presence of the CoV mutation. On Christmas Eve, Baden-Württemberg reported a first case,…

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Lufthansa relies on negative tests and proof of vaccination

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Long flights will probably only be possible in the future with a negative corona test or proof of vaccination, according to the boss of AUA parent Lufthansa. “Personally, I assume that on intercontinental flights on certain routes, every passenger will either be tested or vaccinated in the future,” Carsten Spohr told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Compulsory vaccination, as planned by Australian airline Quantas, is not envisaged at Lufthansa, he said. In a first phase, the number of routes with mandatory rapid tests will initially increase, he said. “In…

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Decline in new infections due to low number of tests

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The number of new infections has fallen slightly in Austria, but this is due to the low number of tests registered because of the holidays. From Saturday to Sunday, there were only 9,909 tests nationwide; the day before, there were almost twice as many, 17,384. 14.9 percent of the 9,909 tests were positive. As a result, the seven-day incidence – number of new infections in seven days per 100,000 population – continued to decline slightly from 149.1 to 146.5. Within the past 24 hours, there were 38 deaths from or…

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More than 200,000 new infections in the USA

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The USA shows that it takes time for a vaccination to have a large-scale effect: within 24 hours, the number of people infected with Corona rose by 213,824 to 18.91 million. According to a Reuters survey based on official data, at least 1618 people died from or with the virus. This brings the total number of deaths to 331,929. The U.S. has the most infections and deaths worldwide in the pandemic. In Mexico, 4,974 new infections and 189 additional deaths have been reported. This brings the total number of people…

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Mutated coronavirus also reaches Canada

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The variant of coronavirus that appeared in England has also been detected in Canada for the first time. It was detected in two people in the province of Ontario, local health authorities reported Saturday (local time). However, the couple in Durham had not had any contacts with infected people, nor had they been traveling. The couple is now in quarantine, they said. Canada had issued a ban on private and commercial flights from the United Kingdom until Jan. 6 only a few days ago. The new variant of the coronavirus…

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1st Corona vaccination in Austria administered today

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In Austria, and in the entire EU, medical history is being made today. Although Germany, Hungary and Slovakia already went ahead on Saturday, the EU-wide vaccinations against the novel coronavirus will now officially begin. The five Austrian seniors had volunteered to take part in the vaccination at MedUni’s special outpatient clinic for high-risk patients. They all have pre-existing conditions and were vaccinated in the presence of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Grüne) . The first of these took place at MedUni Vienna, where three women and…

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Good to know: Covid 19 vaccine can have these side effects

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Pain at the injection part was the most common. Fatigue or headaches could also be side effects of the Covid 19 vaccination. This is according to a study on the vaccine tests conducted by the Mainz-based company Biontech and the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. People must be prepared for the side effects common with vaccinations, even after a prick against the coronavirus. Fatigue, headaches, pain at the injection part – people must be prepared for the possibility of such side effects common with vaccinations, even after a prick against the…

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Chancellor Kurz: “Testing and vaccination bring back freedom”

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In an interview conducted by Austria`s television channel ORF, Chancellor Kurz analyzes the right way to deal with the corona pandemic: “We must do everything now to prevent a third wave from catching up with us” – with an appeal, but also a self-critical look back at the turn of the year, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said. Basically, he says, one slogan applies: testing and vaccination will restore people’s freedoms. Kurz sees the fact that in the lockdown the lifts are open and not everyone sees this as a consistent…

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More than 80 million confirmed COVID 19 infections worldwide

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U.S. University of Johns Hopkins confirmed yesterday the number of coronavirus infections worldwide. The number has risen to more than 80 million since the pandemic began. Only about a month ago, on Nov. 25, the threshold of 60 million infections had been exceeded. The number of known deaths related to the virus now stands at 1.75 million. Scientists assume high levels of unreported cases for both infections and deaths. University figures are updated regularly and are often slightly higher than official data. The World Health Organization (WHO) last reported the…

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