Month: May 2021

1,245 new corona infections in Austria on Thursday

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In the last 24 hours, there were 1,245 new corona virus infections in Austria. The number of intensive care patients continues to decline. Corona situation in the provincesWith 1,245 new corona infections recorded since Wednesday, this number is again below the seven-day average, which was 1,535 on Thursday. The seven-day incidence ranked at 120.7 on Thursday, down from 131.8 cases per 100,000 population the previous day. In total, 10,745 new infections were recorded last week. The number of intensive care patients also continued to decline, standing at 434. The experts…

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Corona infection despite vaccination

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Corona vaccination does not provide 100% protection against covid disease. In Austria, about 20 fully immunized individuals contracted the disease despite vaccination. All previously received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. One in ten has full protectionCovid 19 disease with symptoms has so far occurred in 20 people in Austria despite full immunization with a Corona vaccine. Six people affected by such a “vaccine breakthrough” have subsequently died, and hospitalization has been reported in two others, according to the weekly adverse event report from the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG).…

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Vienna opens gastronomy, culture and sports on May 19

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Restaurants (both indoors and outdoors), hotels, cultural and sports facilities will open in Vienna on May 19. The city’s swimming pools will also be allowed to open again, and schools will return to full attendance classes on May 17. Thus, the federal capital also supports the opening steps of the federal government. This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and his deputy Christoph Wiederkehr (Neos) on Thursday after consultations with medical experts. Before these consultations, the city’s leadership had still been reserved about the comprehensive opening steps decided by…

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Without 2nd vaccination the “Green Passport” expires

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Vaccinated people are exempt from access tests – but permanently only with second vaccination. Vienna. The Austrian Parliament decided on Wednesday the legal basis for the Green Passport – as reported, it should serve as an “access key” for gastronomy, hotel industry and sports and culture.Second vaccination. What has not yet been decided, but in a decree by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein will be submitted later: Vaccinated people will be permanently exemptrd from access tests only if they have received the second vaccination dose. Depending on the vaccineSpecifically, according to…

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Vienna announces today further opening steps

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Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) is again consulting with experts today and will then decide on further opening steps. It is unlikely that Vienna will open all areas at the same time from May 19. “We want to set these steps thoughtfully, intelligently and sustainably,” Ludwig emphasized in advance. It “will certainly be a middle course that one combines the desire for opening also with the responsibility for the safety and health of the population.” Today, the group of experts will hold a video conference to discuss the issue. The aim…

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21,953 new infections, seven-day incidence drops to 129.1

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05:15: Health offices in Germany have reported 21,953 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. That’s according to figures released by the RKI on Thursday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 5:01 am. By comparison, the figure had been 24,736 a week ago Thursday. According to the RKI, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days was 129.1 nationwide on Thursday morning (previous day: 132.8; previous week: 154.9) Across Germany, 250 new deaths were recorded within…

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Initial data: Moderna vaccine booster works against variants

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A booster dose of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine works well against coronavirus variants, according to initial data from the U.S. company. The company yesterday released data from an ongoing study of two different booster doses – one using the vaccine already licensed in many countries around the world and the other using a booster dose developed based on the virus variant first identified in South Africa. Both would have resulted in the development of antibodies against this virus variant and the one first identified in Brazil – the newly developed booster…

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Anti-corona pill: Pfizer hopes drug will be approved before 2021 ends

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Pfizer’s anti-corona pill is expected to protect against severe covid-19. When can we expect the new drug? Anti-corona pill, or PF-07321332: that’s the name of the new drug that aims to prevent severe covid disease courses. The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has already developed a vaccine with the German manufacturer Biontech. According to Pfizer, the new antiviral agent will now be given to Corona-infected patients in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Just recently, Biontech CEO Ugur Şahin spoke of a vaccine for children. Together with the anti-corona…

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Why not boil water twice in the kettle?

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Can you reboil leftover water in the kettle? Opinions are divided on the question. Many fear residue in the water. Is the fear well-founded? Boiling water in the kettle twice? For many, this is out of the question. For fear of deposits that allegedly endanger health, they tip away the residual water and prefer to boil fresh water. According to a survey of 500 Germans conducted by the Fresenius Test Institute in 2017, 53 percent of respondents prefer to refill the kettle. The other 47 percent have no problem with…

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