2020 Archives

Corona Vaccinations in several European countries

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

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. Great Britain: Mass vaccinations could start in Great Britain in just one week. This is reported by British media with reference to government…

Italy has over 50,000 fatalities

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

On 23 November 2020 Italy has exceeded the threshold of 50,000 deaths since the coronavirus epidemic began in February. 630 deaths were reported, 562 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. This means that 50,453 people have died with or from coronavirus in Italy since the pandemic began on February 20. Meanwhile, for the third day in a row, the number of new infections decreased within 24 hours. The number of registered new infections fell from 28,337 to 22,930. 148,945 tests were carried out within 24 hours, 15.4 percent…

Sweden imposes strict regulations

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

With the entry into force of stricter regulations, Sweden is today leaving its special path in the matter of coronavirus. For the first time, there are now requirements for meetings in public; only eight people are allowed to meet. Previously, 50 to 300 people were allowed to meet, depending on the occasion. Schools and restaurants are to remain open according to the government order. However, restaurant operators must ensure that no more than eight guests are seated per table. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sweden has taken a less…

WHO warns against corona loosening over Christmas

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against relaxing corona restrictions over Christmas if authorities do not have full control over the infection. “If people become infected with each other and if a country does not have the necessary infrastructure to track cases and isolate and quarantine contacts, then easing will lead to more widespread infection,” said WHO Emergency Relief Coordinator Mike Ryan in Geneva last night. Governments must be aware that they can only weigh up the risks. There is no scientific formula for determining what relaxation is justifiable or…

Pandemic brought more order to Austria’s households

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

Since the first lockdown in March, many Austrians have spent more time at home. This has also affected order and cleanliness in their own four walls, according to a survey commissioned by ImmoScout24. One third of Austrians stated that these aspects are now much more important, 29 percent tidy up more often, 28 percent clean more often. The 18 to 29-year-olds in particular have discovered their love of cleanliness and order during the crisis, at least according to the survey. According to the survey, 44 percent in this age group…

Trump gives up: Transfer of office can begin

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin

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…

Germany hopes to start corona vaccination in mid December

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin

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…

Oxford vaccine is up to 90 percent effective

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin

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…

Coronavirus: How vaccine approval works in the EU

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin

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…