Day: April 21, 2021

In Lower Austria, coronavirus vaccination appointments were unlocked for all over-60s on Wednesday. By 1 p.m., more than 41,000 appointments had been booked. “This means we have reached another milestone today: more than half a million Lower Austrians have already been vaccinated or have booked their personal vaccination appointment,” said LHStv. Stephan Pernkopf (ÖVP) and Landesrätin Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ). “Our vaccination campaign is gaining momentum,” Pernkopf and Königsberger-Ludwig said, according to the provincial press service: “For the next few weeks until June, we expect another half a million vaccine doses.”…

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Sebastian Kurz was appointed State Secretary for Integration ten years ago, “and it is a great honor to work for our Austria every day,” the chancellor said on Facebook. In this regard, he said, the last few years have often been challenging and also marked by crises, such as the migration crisis or the Corona pandemic. “But one thing has always been shown: The people in Austria stick together even in difficult times. For that I would like to say thank you!”, Kurz continues to write on his Facebook profile.…

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In Austria, “Sputnik V” will only be vaccinated after EMA approval; emergency approval, as in Hungary, is ruled out, according to the government. However, the government agrees on a purchase. The government agrees to purchase one million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik. This was announced by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Monday. However, the vaccine is unlikely to be used until it is approved by the European Medicines Agency. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) hinted at this on Monday after his inauguration. The Chancellor’s Office also stressed that the…

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