Month: June 2021

Today, Friday, the first 20,000 vaccination appointments for 31- to 39-year-olds will be released. This age category was the last one missing in Vienna. But it’s only a “special promotion,” according to the city. The vaccinations start with Monday, first begins the parent-child vaccination. The rush will be on with 20,000 vaccination appointments to be given to 31- to 39-year-olds. In total, there are nearly 309,000 Viennese in this age category. Among 30- to 39-year-olds, 20 percent have been fully immunized so far and 45 percent have received a partial…

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The so-called delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, is also spreading rapidly in Austria. Virologist Andreas Bergthaler believes that based on AGES figures from the previous week, this mutation now accounts for 25 percent of new infections. In a few weeks, the delta variant could dominate 90 percent of case incidence. Bergthaler pointed out, however, that there are now significantly fewer cases. For example, case incidence was significantly higher due to the spread of the alpha variant in early January. “We currently have an infection incidence at…

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By Sunday, 220 million Europeans will have been vaccinated against Covid-19 at least once – around 60 percent of adults in the EU. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave this figure today at the EU summit. In July, the Commission expects to receive at least another 90 million vaccine doses from Biontech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. In addition, there could be more than 30 million doses from Astrazeneca, but this has not been confirmed. The projections put the commission on track for its vaccination target, with enough…

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Soon, vaccinated people will once again be allowed to dance the night away in clubs and flock to stadiums in their tens of thousands. It is nonsense for Corona skeptics to see Austria and other european countries on the way to a two-class society. A small but loud group has been taking its protest to the streets for months. But apparently many people at home are also making fists in sacks. A significant part of the resentment has to do with the vaccination campaign – and with the question of…

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The delta variant of the coronavirus, which first appeared in India, is expected to spread significantly in Europe over the summer, according to the EU health agency ECDC. “It is very likely that the delta variant will circulate strongly during the summer,” ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said Wednesday. She said this is especially true for younger people who are not among the target groups for vaccination campaigns. This could cause a risk that more vulnerable people could become infected and experience a serious course of the disease or die if…

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