January 2021 Archives

Covid 19 vaccine given to 15,905 people in Austria

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

Covid-19 vaccines have been delivered for vaccination in Austria for 15,905 people so far. This figure was announced by the Ministry of Health at noon on Thursday and reported by the Austrian Press Agency. By the end of the week, about 30,000 people are expected to have been vaccinated. In the coming week, at least another 55,000 vaccinations will take place, the ministry announced. Of the doses of the manufacturer Biontech/Pfizer delivered immediately for vaccination, the most have gone to Vorarlberg with 5,525. This means that the westernmost province has…

Germany reports over 1,000 Corona deaths

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

German health departments have reported 26,391 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 1070 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced early Thursday. The peak of 1129 new deaths had been reached on Dec. 30. In terms of registered new infections, the highest figure of 33,777 had been reported on December 18 – but this included 3500 subsequent reports. An interpretation of the data remains difficult, because around Christmas and the turn of the year Corona cases were discovered, seized…

Vaccination registration in Vienna via pre-registration platform

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

According to the City of Vienna, as of January 18, all people interested in a CoV vaccination can register for one. This will be done via a so-called pre-registration platform, which is located on the homepage “Impfservice.wien”. It will also be possible to register for vaccination by telephone via hotline 1450. All interested Viennese would be informed then by the health authorities, according to the speaker of the health city council. Dates are assigned after “prioritization in the national vaccination strategy”. As a rule, high-risk groups – such as elderly…

Largest Corona virus outbreak in China in months

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

China is experiencing the largest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in months. After the most populous country had the virus largely under control since the summer, with only very sporadic infections, the numbers in Hebei province just outside Beijing have risen to a total of more than 200 in just a few days. To date, the health commission in the province around the capital reported 90 cases and 144 asymptomatic infections. A further increase was expected. The authorities are alarmed and declared “a state of war” in the fight against…

Twitter, Facebook and co block Trump for up to 24 hours

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

Twitter has suspended Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours for now, but threatens to delete it completely. In view of the riot at the seat of the US Congress, major online services have blocked the accounts of the outgoing President Donald Trump for the time being. The short messaging service Twitter blocked the account of the outgoing incumbent for twelve hours on Wednesday. The company also threatened Trump with a permanent exclusion from his preferred communication platform. The online network Facebook also blocked the president’s page for an initial 24…

Vaccinations outside nursing and retirement homes will be available in January

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 admin

With the approval of the second vaccine from Moderna, more vaccine is now available, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, as reported by the Austrian daily “diepresse”. As a result, vaccinations will be given to all elderly persons not living in nursing or retirement homes. “The sooner we vaccinate the older generation and vulnerable groups, the better we will relieve the burden on hospitals and intensive care units,” Kurz said. Protecting these people will be the focus of vaccinations in the coming weeks, he said.After criticism of the slow start of the…

What is RNA and how do mRNA vaccines work?

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 admin

Following approval by the EU, vaccination against the coronavirus has also begun inAustria. The vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer uses a new process: It is an mRNA vaccine. But what is this RNA anyway? The first vaccines against coronavirus have received regulatory approval. The vaccine from Biontech-Pfizer is already being administered in many countries, and the EU has also recently approved it. In Moderna’s vaccine, the next one is already in the starting blocks. Both are mRNA vaccines. But why are they exactly? RNA: messenger of informationRNA transmits information in human cells.…

Second round of vaccinations has begun in Vienna

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 admin

The second round of the coronavirus vaccination campaign began in Vienna on Wednesday. Another 15 facilities will be supplied by January 12. A total of about 5,000 doses are to be handed out. The vaccines will be administered mainly in senior or nursing facilities, as well as in covid wards in hospitals. In “Wien heute, Heinz Stieb head of the pandemic board at the city’s retirement homes said that 60 to 80 percent of residents and 50 to 70 percent of employees are currently interested in vaccination. After the second…

Numbers on the rise: Another 2,469 new infections and 68 Corona deaths

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 admin

Vienna. Health and Interior Ministries reported Wednesday 2,469 new infections and 68 deaths. Across Austria, 6,525 people have died so far as a result of the Corona virus, while 344,974 have recovered. To date, there have been 372,190 positive test results in Austria. Currently, 2,383 (minus 21) people are undergoing hospital treatment, of which 361 (minus ten) are in intensive care units. Thus, 20,691 people in Austria were confirmed active cases.The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 82Carinthia: 80Lower Austria:…