Year: 2020

Start in January: Already before the summer all could be vaccinated

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Vienna – Austria’s vaccination strategy to protect against Covid-19 disease is ready and is to be approved today in the Council of Ministers. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober and his Special Commissioner for Health, Clemens-Martin Auer, presented initial details to the public yesterday: 1️⃣ Who should and can be vaccinated and when? The sequence of vaccinations will depend on the time of approval and subsequently on the quantity that can be produced and supplied by the manufacturers. It is expected that BioNTech/Pfizer will be the first to approve the vaccine in…

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Fireworks are likely to be prohibited on New Year’s Eve

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In the Netherlands and some provinces of Belgium, all New Year’s Eve fireworks will be banned so that hospitals affected by the Corona pandemic do not have to treat people injured by fireworks. Moreover, large fireworks attract people, and this should be avoided during the Corona crisis. Recently, a ban on fireworks and rockets in Upper Austria was discussed. In the federal provinces, this issue is dealt with differently. From the Vorarlberg state government it is said: “We recommend that the municipalities do not approve any major public New Year’s…

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New record level of corona deaths in Germany

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A new peak in coronavirus victims was reported from Germany today: Within 24 hours, 410 new deaths were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), bringing the total to 14,771. Against this background, the Federal Government and the state governments are today discussing tighter measures to relax the rules for Christmas. The highest number of deaths to date was recorded in Germany in mid-April with 315 within one day. The number of new infections has now risen slightly: According to the RKI figures from this morning, 18,633 new infections were…

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Disposal of food fit for human consumption will soon be prohibited

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ÖVP and Greens have launched new measures for sustainability. The disposal of food should be prohibited. Around one third of the food produced worldwide is lost. In Austria, too, hundreds of thousands of tons of food, which would still be suitable for consumption, end up in the trash every year. The governing parties ÖVP and the Greens presented a resolution on a comprehensive action plan against food waste to the Consumer Protection Committee on Tuesday, which was unanimously adopted. Specifically, the action plan, which is anchored in the government program…

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160 million doses: EU Commission fixes contract with vaccine manufacturer Moderna

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EU countries will receive 160 million doses of the highly effective vaccine, adds contracts with AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech Since summer, the EU Commission has been concluding contracts with vaccine manufacturers in the hope that some of these pharmaceutical companies will be able to produce truly effective and safe vaccines. Three pharmaceutical companies currently have the most promising vaccines in test phase three or are close to approval: Pfizer/BioNTech was the first company to apply for approval in the U.S., the EU Commission has already contracted and ordered 400 million vaccine…

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THE CURRENT NUMBERS: 4,377 new infections and 119 deaths

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In the past 24 hours, 4,377 new infections and a record number of deaths (119) were reported. So far, there have been 254,710 positive test results in Austria. As of today (November 24, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 2,577 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 182,620 have recovered. At present, 4,689 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus, and 704 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last notification are divided among the provinces of Austria…

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750 MILLION EURO:Record donations in Austria despite Corona pandemic

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With a three-quarter billion euro there will be a new record level of donations in Austria in 2020. Most of the money, 30 percent each, will go to children and animals. A total of 6.5 million Austrians have donated, although many events had to be cancelled due to Corona. While the proportion of donors is highest in Lower Austria and Burgenland at 79 percent, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg donate the most on average at 146 euros per donation. “Collecting donations was not easy for many this year,” said Günther Lutschinger,…

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Vaccination campaign against Corona to start in January 2021

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The market approval of the first coronavirus vaccines is getting closer and could be granted this year. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) presented the vaccination strategy for Austria on Tuesday. The population is to be vaccinated in three phases in 2021. The first vaccinations are to be given as early as January. In any case, the vaccination will be voluntary, was emphasized. The goal is a vaccination rate of at least 50 percent. “The higher the vaccination rate in Austria becomes, the lower the risk should gradually become,” said Anschober.…

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DETAILS ARE FIXED: Corona vaccination will in January 2021 in Austria

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Three vaccinations against the coronavirus are about to be approved and the first doses could be administered in a few weeks. Countries around Austria are using this outlook to prepare themselves. Spain is defining 13,000 vaccination stations, Germany is securing millions of doses, Italy is deciding who will be vaccinated first. The goal: to get started in a structured manner as soon as the vaccine is available. In Austria, politicians are discussing the point in time when vaccination could theoretically be carried out. While Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) was…

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