Corona vaccines: Moderna will also supply less, according to Italy

US vaccine maker Moderna will initially deliver fewer doses than expected to Italy in February. Government Commissioner Domenico Arcuri told the press in Rome on Friday that the US company had said there should be a 20 percent reduction. The EU Commission, which is centrally responsible for vaccine procurement, said possible supply problems from Moderna were currently being discussed in the steering committee. Arcuri said, according to the ANSA news agency, “Moderna has just informed us that for the week of Feb. 9, 132,000 of the planned 166,000 doses will…

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EU gives green light to Astra Zeneca – without age restriction

As expected, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently granted a conditional marketing authorization for Astra Zeneca’s Corona vaccine. Nearly a year after the outbreak of the pandemic, this means a third vaccine is now available, in addition to those from Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna. The vaccine will be licensed for all persons 18 years of age and older. Previously, there had been speculation that it could only be approved for people under 65. Formal approvalNow the EU Commission still has to formally approve the approval: This process can take only a…

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Hungary gives green light to Chinese vaccine

Hungary has become the first European Union country to approve the Chinese CoV vaccine. The National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition has given its approval for the vaccination of Sinopharm’s vaccine, the head of Hungary’s health authority, Cecilia Muller, said today. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced he himself would be vaccinated with the Chinese drug. He has “the most confidence” in Sinopharm, Orban said. “I will wait for my turn, and when the time comes, I will choose the Chinese vaccine.” Justifying his decision, the head of government said…

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CoV vaccination at home as a new fraud scheme

In Vienna, scammers are apparently trying to exploit the confusion of elderly people caused by the vaccination schedule, which is often difficult for them to understand. They provide information by telephone about vaccination appointments in their own homes. But there is no such vaccination campaign. Several general practitioners in Vienna reported patients who had apparently been called by scammers. These would have announced appointments for vaccinations by telephone in the name of the city of Vienna. The special thing about it: the called would not need to go anywhere, the…

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Government to decide on lockdown on Monday

On Monday, a decision will be made on a possible extension of the lockdown or any relaxation from February 8. Monday afternoon, the state governors will be guests at the Chancellor’s Office, and experts are also expected to attend the meeting. Some state leaders spoke out in advance in favor of openings in the areas of schools and commerce. February 8 had been mentioned in mid-January during the extension of the current lockdown as the earliest date from which trade, hairdressing salons and museums, but also face-to-face teaching at schools…

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Now the travel rules are tightened in Austria

Commuters must now also present mandatory tests upon entry. Otherwise, they face a ten-day quarantine. Due to the spread of various mutants of the coronavirus, there will now also be a tightening of entry regulations in Austria next week. On Thursday, the draft of a new regulation had been submitted to countries and social partners for review, next week it is to be finalized, the APA learned from the Ministry of Health. The draft, which has been submitted to the agency, provides for mandatory tests upon entry – including for…

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1,500 Corona infections in Austria

Shortly before the announcement of the lockdown decision of the federal government, authorities report 1,500 new infections and 51 deaths. October 2, 2020. This date is now increasingly coming to the attention of citizens and the government. Why? That day was the last time the number of new Corona infections was below 700 new cases, the mark the government said was a condition for ending the current lockdown. Since then, Austria has been posting four-digit Corona readings daily, recently settling at around 1,500 to 1,600 despite a hard lockdown. The…

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How dangerous are the coronavirus mutations?

Two novel variants (mutations) of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have spread massively in the UK and South Africa in recent weeks. Meanwhile, both mutations have also been detected in COVID-19 infected persons in Austria. What does this mean for the protective effect of already approved vaccines? What do we know about the corona mutations from the UK?Since the fall of 2020, the so-called variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus has been spreading in the United Kingdom. The mutation has now established itself in all parts of the UK, where it accounts for…

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14,022 new infections in Germany, Mexico now with third most pandemic deaths

German health authorities have reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) 14,022In addition, 839 new deaths within 24 hours, the RKI announced Friday morning. Last Friday, the RKI had reported 17,862 new infections and859 new deaths within 24 hours. The trend toward declining new infection numbers thus continues. The RKI reported a 7-day incidence of 94.4 on Friday, down from 98 on Thursday, the first time the figure had fallen below 100 in a quarter. That means there are fewer than 100 new infections per 100,000 residents on average over…

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