April 2021 Archives

FROM WHEN, HOW LONG AND AGAINST WHAT IT IS EFFECTIVE – How good is the protection after the Corona vaccination?

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 admin

More contact and no exit restrictions: Calls for relaxation for vaccinated people are growing louder. But what protection does a Covid 19 vaccination even offer? All four Covid-19 vaccines approved so far in Europe are equally effective at protecting individuals and containing the pandemic, according to authorities and experts. They are believed to prevent much of the severe and potentially fatal disease. But exactly how good is the protection after Corona vaccination?Which Corona vaccine protects well against the virus?Depending on the vaccine, the likelihood of contracting Covid-19 decreases significantly in…

Germany: Nearly 11,000 new infections, seven-day incidence drops to 167.6

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 admin

The Robert Koch Institute has registered 344 new deaths related to the coronavirus within 24 hours. Nearly 11,000 new infections, seven-day incidence drops to 167.65:20 a.m.: Health offices in Germany have reported 10,976 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 344 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures from Tuesday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of05:10 am. Subsequent changes or additions by the RKI are possible. A week ago Tuesday, the RKI had…

Corona vaccinations now also available from general practitioners

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 admin

Today the Corona vaccinations start – with delay – also with the family doctors. According to the office of Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ), an initial 10,000 doses are available for this purpose this week. The vaccine from AstraZeneca will be used. The vaccination step in the practices was in itself planned earlier, but there was not enough vaccine available. A total of 560 physicians in private practice will begin administering the vaccine for the first time in their clinics. This has already been possible for some time in the…

Vienna: Additional 35,000 vaccination appointments for risk groups

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 admin

In Vienna, additional vaccination appointments for high-risk or at-risk groups, as well as for people with psychiatric illnesses, will be released today, Tuesday. The focus is currently on these groups, as well as older people born in 1956 or later, people with disabilities or contacts of pregnant women, the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker, announced as published by Austrian Press Agency. The vaccinations are administered at Corona vaccination centers. For people who belong to the high-risk group – such as those affected with serious illnesses – only comparatively…

1,566 new Corona infections in Austria

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 admin

There are 1,566 new Corona infections in Austria today (Monday). Compared to Monday of the previous week (2,117), this is a decrease of 551 cases. Due to the 2,062 new recoveries, the number of active cases also drops to 25,230. The last time we had so few active cases was March 11. In the past 24 hours, there have been 33,741 new PCR tests. This gives a positive rate of 4.64 percent. There have been a total of 8,151,042 PCR tests performed to date. In addition, there are eleven new…

WHO: No one knows how dangerous the Indian Corona variant is

April 26, 2021 admin

World Health organization is monitoring the Indian virus variant but has not yet classified it as a concern, a WHO spokeswoman said in response to a request for comment in Geneva on Monday. So far, it is not clear to what extent the variant is partly responsible for the rapid increase in cases in India, she said. There are many factors that could have contributed, she said. For example, festivals and events with large numbers of participants have taken place recently, it said. In addition, B.1.617 is spreading alongside other…

Cleaning enlarges the brain

April 26, 2021 admin

If you haven’t done it yet, you should definitely make time in your schedule for your annual spring cleaning. Because the reward is not only a clean, hygienic and tidy home, but also a more voluminous brain. This is the conclusion of a recent study from Canada. If that’s not motivation to clean: housework increases the gray matter in the brain. “Science already knew that exercise has a positive effect on the brain, but our study is the first to show that the same could be true for housework,” summarizes…

One billion Corona vaccine doses administered worldwide

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 admin

About five months after the first Corona vaccination programs began, the number of doses administered has surpassed one billion. According to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data, just over 1.002 billion syringes of Corona vaccine had been injected worldwide by Saturday evening. More than half of these are in the three countries of the United States, China and India. In terms of population, Israel is in the lead, with nearly one in six already vaccinated. It is followed by the United Arab Emirates with 51…

Another daily high in new infections in India

April 26, 2021 admin

India has reported a global high of 352,991 new Corona infections for the fifth consecutive day. In addition, the number of deaths linked to the virus rose by from 2,812 to a total of 195,123 within 24 hours – the highest ever in the South Asian country, according to the health ministry in New Delhi on Monday. With more than 17 million confirmed infections, India has the second most infections in the world after the U.S. In India, with a population of about 1.35 billion, the second Corona wave is…