Month: March 2021

Immunization schedule: Ministry of Health changed target

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Two months after the vaccination launch at the end of December, less than one-third of people over 85 in Austria have received their first CoV vaccination. That’s according to data updated today by the Ministry of Health. Even from the February declared goal of a vaccination coverage rate of 17 percent by the end of March, the government and provinces are still far away with 5.5 percent. In total, 148,604 vaccinations were given in the previous week, a quarter more than the week before. Two million doses vaccinated by EasterAustria…

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Schanigärten will open on March 27, Vorarlberg already on 15 March

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After discussions with experts, the government leadership announced the steps. Vorarlberg moves forward with opening steps in gastronomy, sports and culture. The federal government announced on Monday evening how it will proceed with social and economic life in Austria in the coming weeks. As had already been speculated, the government is moving forward with regional opening steps. Thus Vorarlberg will begin with 15. March clear relaxations – in the catering trade, with the sport and in the culture range. In the other federal states, at least school and youth sports…

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AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being only for under 65 years old

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The vaccine of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will continue to be vaccinated in Austria in the fight against the coronavirus for the time being only to those under 65 years of age. The Health Ministry made the announcement today, preceded by a recommendation from the National Vaccination Panel, which re-evaluated available data on the vaccine’s effectiveness. “This confirmed the recommendation currently in place,” the health ministry told APA. It added that the safety and immunogenicity data for the AstraZeneca vaccine were comparable in persons 65 years of age and…

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Only 1,409 new infections before lockdown summit

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Within 24 hours, 1,409 new infections and 13 deaths were reported. After rapid increases in recent days, only 1,409 new infections were reported on the day of the lockdown summit. This represents only a slight increase compared to Monday of last week (1,270). So far, there have been 460,849 positive test results in Austria. As of today (March 01, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,574 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 432,016 have recovered. Currently, 1,353 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the Corona virus.…

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Highest 7-day incidence by age group is recorded in the group of 15- to 24-year-olds.

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Of the 11,820 cases reported to authorities between February 15 and 21, 1,629 were among 15- to 24-year-olds. This corresponds to a share of just under 14 percent. In absolute terms, adolescents and young adults were thus behind 45- to 54-year-olds (1,928 cases/16.4 percent) and 35- to 44-year-olds and 25- to 34-year-olds (1,847 and 1,837 cases respectively/15.7 percent). However, if the infections in this period are extrapolated to 100,000 inhabitants on a group-specific basis, the 15- to 24-year-olds have the highest 7-day incidence of 170.5. This puts them well ahead…

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Distribution of free self-tests in pharmacies starts

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The distribution of free coronavirus self-tests in pharmacies starts today. The population is to be supplied with them step by step, but for the time being only kits for 500,000 to 600,000 people are available. By mid-March, considerably more should already be available, and pharmacies would be supplied successively, informed Thomas Veitschegger, President of the Chamber of Pharmacists of Upper Austria. Veitschegger therefore appealed not to storm the pharmacies on the very first day. People who have an e-card and are older than 15 can purchase five “nose picker” self-tests…

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