Month: December 2020

England launches vaccinations in doctor’s practice

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In England, starting this week, Corona vaccinations will be administered in GP surgeries across the country. This was announced by the National Health Service (NHS). According to the announcement, at one hundred sites across the country, 80-year-olds and residents and nursing home staff are being vaccinated with the Biontech and Pfizer drug, which was recently licensed in the country. Initially, the vaccine could only be administered in hospitals because of the complexity of storing it at about minus 70 degrees.Vaccinations of nursing home residents are also planned this week in…

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16,362 new infections in Germany

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The German Robert Koch Institute reported 16,362 new infections at the beginning of the week.On Monday, the figures are usually lower because there is less testing and fewer tests are carried out over the weekend and less data is transmitted.However, 4,030 fewer new infections were reported last Monday.The total number of infections in Germany is therefore 1.337.078. An additional 188 people died from or with the virus, for a total ofThe seven-day incidence is reported to have risen to 176.4, moving further away from the goal of 50 that the…

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4,000 infected people found during mass testing

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More than two million participants (out of a population of around 8.9 million) were recorded in the first Corona mass test series. More than 4,000 infected persons were found – with PCR retesting. Testing will continue in Upper Austria until Monday, and in Burgenland until Tuesday. Although the targeted 60 percent was not reached, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) sees the result as a “successful large-scale project that will be repeated in the New Year.” This is because it was possible to locate several thousand infected people who would probably…

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High number of severe CoV illnesses in healthcare professions

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The risk of severe Covid 19 disease is much higher for physicians, nurses and paramedics than for people in non-systemic occupational groups, according to a British study. In the United Kingdom, the rate is seven times greater, epidemiologists at the University of Glasgow found in a study. The researchers did not compare the numbers of CoV infections, but only those of Covid 19 patients in British hospitals, including those who died. The World Health Organization (WHO) had already reported in September that 14 percent of all reported infections worldwide were…

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Corona vaccinations launch in the U.S.

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Following the emergency approval of the Corona vaccine from German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer, vaccination is set to begin in the US on Monday. The first to be vaccinated will be employees of healthcare facilities and residents of nursing homes and homes for the elderly. Meanwhile, in England, Corona vaccinations will be administered in GP surgeries across the country starting this week. The announcement was made by the National Health Service (NHS). After receiving emergency approval in the U.S. on Friday, the vaccine was packaged and…

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Wednesday will be decided whether Austria goes to a renewed lockdown

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Corona numbers remain high in Austria. A decision on a renewed lockdown in Austria is expected to be made by Wednesday. It wasn’t until December 7 that retailers were allowed to reopen in Austria. Nevertheless, the coming Saturday could already be the last shopping day before Christmas. Because due to the further high infection numbers a renewed Lockdown seems more than conceivable. The government does not want to commit itself at the moment, observes the numbers, until Wednesday a decision could then fall. Also for the schools. One indication of…

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Mass testing ends: less than one percent were positive

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The Corona mass tests came to an end on Sunday in many states. Less than one percent of the participants were positive. In Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Salzburg, Carinthia and Styria there was still the last opportunity to be tested on Sunday. In Upper Austria, mass testing will continue until Monday. The percentage of positive results has been low so far. In Carinthia it was 0.5 percent, in Styria 0.4 percent tested positive. In Vienna and Upper Austria the rate was 0.3 percent, in Lower Austria only 0.14 percent. The…

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Corona situation in hospitals eases up

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2,461 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in Austria in the past 24 hours. This was below the average of the past seven days (2,719). The situation in hospitals also eased on Sunday. 3,444 Covid 19 patients had to be treated as inpatients, 155 fewer than the previous day. 577 sick people received intensive medical care, by 14 less than on Saturday. The number of Covid 19 infections requiring hospital treatment decreased by 9.4 percent last week. In absolute numbers, there were 358 affected people who could be…

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Corona innovation: Antibody rapid test via cell phone 

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Styrian chip manufacturer develops first digital Covid-19 antibody rapid test with German company, which does not require a laboratory. In the future, the digital test kit will make it possible to perform a Covid 19 antibody rapid test without an external laboratory. In other words, they will be able to find out whether they have already passed Corona and are immune. Developed by an interdisciplinary team consisting of German immunologists and Austrian sensor experts, the novel rapid test consists of a small white cassette with the heart, the electronic sensor…

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