Month: August 2021

Will the third Corona vaccination be necessary for all people?

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As of October 17, booster vaccinations against the corona virus will begin.Whether and when this will actually be necessary for all healthy people, however, cannot yet be conclusively assessed based on the current study situation, according to the Ministry of Health. “The National Vaccination Committee is constantly monitoring developments here,” it is stressed to the APA. Currently, it is particularly important that people who have not yet been vaccinated are immunized and that as many as possible complete their vaccination protection in order to protect themselves in the best possible…

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Indoor mask requirement could be extended again

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At present, masks are compulsory in all places of daily use in Austria, such as grocery stores, public transport, drugstores and pharmacies.This could be extended again in the fall. A general indoor mask obligation is being examined, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) told “oe24.TV.” “We are constantly checking whether an expansion is necessary here,” he told APA. Because the number of new infections with the coronavirus is rising continuously. In the past 24 hours, ministries in Austria reported 850 new cases. “We are at the beginning of the fourth wave…

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Sydney in lockdown for seven weeks

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In the Australian state of New South Wales with its metropolis of Sydney, the CoV figures continue to rise despite a lockdown that has lasted for almost seven weeks. Within 24 hours, 390 new infections had been recorded, the highest number since the pandemic began, health authorities said today. Two people had died in connection with Covid-19, regional government chief Gladys Berejiklian said. The metropolis of Sydney and large parts of New South Wales have already been in lockdown since the end of June. People are now only allowed to…

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Biontech or Moderna: Differences in the effect against Delta?

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A new study shows a greater decline in efficacy with Biontech/Pfizer than with Moderna. Experts stress, however, that the last word has not yet been spoken. All Covid 19 vaccines protect well against severe disease, including the Delta variant. This is undisputed among experts. Recently, for example, a survey by the news magazine Profil showed that the majority of Corona patients in intensive care units are unvaccinated. And international experience shows: Those who have a severe course of disease despite double vaccination (or single vaccination in the case of Johnson…

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Fourth Corona infection wave in Austria

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The fourth Corona infection wave has started significantly earlier than the third wave last summer. According to AGES figures, the seven-day incidence three weeks before the start of school last year was only ten infections per 100,000 inhabitants; this year it is already 51. The number of severe courses is also significantly higher: on Wednesday, 51 patients with a Corona infection were in intensive care, a year earlier there were only half as many (25). A similarly high seven-day incidence to the current one occurred last year only on September…

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Corona new infections in Austria: nearly 50 percent occured in households

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Almost 50 percent of new Corona infections in Austria again occur in households. However, there was a significant minus from August 2 to 8 with regard to the proportion of travel-associated infections. Whereas in the last week of July, 39.3 percent of all cases in which the source of infection was found were due to vacation travel, this proportion fell to 23.3 percent in the previous week. Down in percentage of cleared Corona infectionsAccording to the updated Covid-19 epidemiologic clearance from the Agency for Food Safety and Health and Food…

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Vaccination station at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna well attended

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In the first four hours, 80 people were reportedly immunized, and another 50 would still be waiting.The Corona vaccination center in the north tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, which was newly opened today (Thursday), has been well received by the Viennese, according to the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). According to the report, 80 people had already been immunized in the first four hours, with another 50 still waiting. Vaccination-willing must bring along only their E-Card and an official photo identity card, advance notification is not necessary.…

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850 new infections in Austria

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7,249 active cases. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. “We are running into the fourth wave,” said the president of intensive care physicians, Walter Hasibeder, in view of more than 900 new infections in an interview published by the Austrian newspaper KURIER yesterday. And also from Wednesday to Thursday, the new infection figures continued to rise. 850 new Corona infections were officially registered this time. From the interim low with a 7-day incidence of 6, the long-term value thus rose to over 50 for…

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Austria: Questions about third vaccine dose

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Beginning Oct. 17, Austria will begin booster vaccination against corona virus. However, who will receive it and how it will be done is still unclear. Third vaccination dose fixedAs of October 17, nine months after the first people in Austria received their second corona vaccination, booster vaccinations will begin. Whether and when this will actually be necessary for all healthy individuals, however, cannot yet be conclusively assessed based on the current study situation, according to the Ministry of Health. “The National Vaccination Committee is continuously monitoring developments here,” Health Ministry…

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