Month: June 2021

Warning of “mini-epidemics” in autumn

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Microbiologist Michael Wagner of the University of Vienna warns in an interview with “Wien heute” of “mini-epidemics” in the fall. These can arise if not enough people are vaccinated. “If only 80 percent of Austrians get vaccinated, we still have millions who will be there unvaccinated in the fall and that can then lead to mini-epidemics, which then burden everyone,” Wagner said in the interview. In Vienna, about 48 percent of the total population is currently vaccinated, but the under-25 age group is only about five percent. There is currently…

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mRNA vaccination could offer lifelong protection

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While the past few days and weeks have been dominated by negative headlines regarding the delta variant, Monday was the first day of positive news from research circles regarding the fight against the coronavirus. According to a new study, mRNA vaccines, such as those from Moderna and Pfizer/Biontech, could provide an immune response from the body for years, preventing corona infections or severe disease progression. Vaccinated individuals who have undergone disease could have lifelong protection in the first place. The findings were published in Nature. Memory cells in lymph nodesThe…

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New Corona ordinance in Austria to be implemented on July 1, 2021

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In the course of Monday, the Ministry of Health will issue a new Corona regulation. It brings numerous relaxations from July 1. In its online platform, derstandard.at summarized in detail what will apply from Thursday. Question: In what particular places should I still use the FFP2 mask? Answer: A mask obligation will give it, so at least that was announced, only in public, business and museums, thus everywhere, where no three-G-proof must be furnished. As far as is known so far, however, a mouth-nose protection will be sufficient in these…

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63 new Corona infections in Austria

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New infection figures have so far continued to decline in Austria despite the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With 63 new infections today, the seven-day average dropped to 93 new infections daily. Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care also continued to decline. The seven-day incidence is now 7.3 cases per 100,000 population. As of Monday, there were thus still 2,078 active cases in Austria – 59 fewer than on Sunday. A month ago – on May 28 – there had been 6,306 actively infected people,…

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Analysis: Worldwide spread of Corona probably as early as January 2020

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New data modeling shows the first infections in humans could have occurred as early as October 2019. According to new data modeling, the first human cases of Sars-CoV-2 are likely to have occurred in China between about early October and mid-November 2019. This is confirmed by an analysis presented in the journal PLOS Pathogens. According to the calculation, a date around November 17 is likely, the researchers report. Accordingly, the virus is likely to have spread much faster in the world than known after the first detections. The first officially…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Luxembourg’s prime minister tested positive after EU summit, protests against measures in London

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More than 181 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3.9 million infected people have died. More than 2.8 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developmentsLuxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has been tested positive for the corona virus after the EU summit in Brussels. This was announced by the Luxembourg government on Sunday evening (Jun. 27). The 48-year-old has mild symptoms such as fever and headache, but will continue his work from home. Ten days of quarantine are…

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“Double vaccination efforts” EU fears delta wave

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In terms of new infections, the European Anti-Disease Agency expects the delta variant to dominate soon. To prevent a new wave, the EU Commission is urging member states to increase vaccination as well as “targeted policy measures.” Faced with the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, the EU Commission has called on EU states to “redouble their efforts” on vaccinations. “For the unvaccinated and only partially vaccinated, the delta variant is a real threat,” EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told Die Welt. Until higher levels of…

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Thousands of vaccination appointments are free

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Austria has ordered 1.2 million vaccine doses. In Upper and Lower Austria, thousands of vaccination appointments are still available, while Vienna is well booked. About 1.2 million vaccine doses are scheduled to be delivered to Austria this week (week 26). According to Ages, 559,260 doses from BioNTech/Pfizer and 68,400 doses from Moderna have been firmly confirmed by manufacturers. 537,600 doses from AstraZeneca and 79,200 from Johnson&Johnson have been additionally ordered. However, in the case of AstraZeneca, it is uncertain (as is often the case) whether the promised delivery volumes will…

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Italy lifts compulsory wearing of masks

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Italy is lifting the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors tomorrow, as well as the last regional curfew still in place. Across the country, the requirement to wear a face mask will now only apply indoors in public spaces and in high traffic areas in the open air. In the northwestern Aosta Valley, the nighttime curfew between midnight and 5 a.m. is also being dropped. Last spring, Italy became the first European country to experience a high incidence of coronavirus. Overall, Italy (population 60 million) is one of the most pandemic-affected…

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