Month: August 2021

USA: CDC warns of hundreds of thousands of new infections

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The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (CDC) has warned of hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections per day in the United States. If the country stood together, the unvaccinated got vaccinated and people wore their masks, the situation could be brought under control within a few weeks, Rochelle Walensky told CNN last night (local time). “Our models show that if we don’t do that, we could be looking at several 100,000 cases a day – similar to the surge in early January.” Asked if the numbers…

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EU secures 200 million doses of Novavax vaccine

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EU secures access to up to 200 million doses of possible new Corona vaccine from U.S. The EU Commission, which is responsible for purchasing accredited Covid 19 vaccines, announced Wednesday that it had approved the conclusion of a corresponding contract with U.S. manufacturer Novavax. However, the vaccine candidate still has to be found safe by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). “As new coronavirus variants spread in Europe and around the world, this new contract with a company that is already successfully testing its vaccine on these variants is a further…

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Austria gears up for third Corona vaccination

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Austrians will probably need a Corona vaccination booster starting in the fall. The federal government announced that this will be start in nursing homes and risk groups, as soon as the experts recommend it and the approval is given on the European level. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein announced. Kurz and Mückstein expect “new scientific findings on the need for a third vaccination soon,” they said in a statement Friday. Preparations are already being made with the provincial vaccination coordinators. “The top priority is to protect the…

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Chancellor Kurz: “I renew my urgent appeal: please get vaccinated and complete your vaccination protection”

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The incidence of infection has remained unchanged for weeks in Austria, with 70 percent of new infections affecting people under 35 and less than five percent affecting people over 65. “The vaccine works and protects against the virus and variants. It is up to each individual to take up the offer and get vaccinated. Especially the young people in the country, I ask, go and get your vaccination. The first half of the summer is over, we can enjoy freedoms and normality again over wide areas except for a few…

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Thursday: 505 new infections in Austria

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In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. There were 505 new corona infections in Austria from Wednesday to Thursday. This brings the 7-day incidence to 37.69. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. This brings the number of active cases to 5,774. In the past 24 hours, 76,417 new PCR tests were performed. There are currently 132 patients in Austrian hospitals, ten more than the previous day. In intensive care units, there are 36 patients currently, eleven more patients than…

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Coronavirus worldwide: USA to introduce proof of vaccination on entry, Japan tightens restrictions

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About 200 million people worldwide have tested positive for the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.1 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developments ChinaChinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac plans to produce vaccines against the coronavirus in a new factory in Chile. In addition to building the manufacturing plant in the greater Santiago de Chile area, a research center is planned in Antofagasta in the north of the country, the Chilean Health Ministry said Wednesday (Aug. 4). The first…

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WHO is calling for a temporary halt to booster vaccinations against the coronavirus

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a temporary halt to booster vaccinations against the coronavirus as long as many poorer countries are still waiting for vaccine doses. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticized plans for such vaccinations being discussed in several countries Wednesday (Aug. 4) in Geneva. Booster vaccinations already underway should be suspended and plans for them put on hold until at least the end of September, he said, until at least 10 percent of people in all countries around the world are vaccinated. “High-income countries have…

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Unvaccinated more likely to contact Corona

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Unvaccinated people are three times more likely to contract Corona than fully vaccinated people, according to a study. In the study by researchers at Imperial College London published Wednesday (Aug. 4), 1.2 percent of 100,000 subjects in England tested positive for the virus, compared with only 0.4 among the fully vaccinated.“These results confirm our previous data and show that full vaccination provides good protection against infection,” lead study author Paul Elliot said, according to a news release. Because no vaccine is 100 percent effective, he said, there is still some…

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Austria: 82.5 percent of new infections among under 45 years old

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In Austria, under 45 years old s are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of new infections, with 45.9 of all newly infected people under the age of 25. Among seniors, however, there are virtually no new infections anymore. 45.9 percent of new coronavirus infections in the previous week affected children, adolescents and young adults who are under the age of 25. That’s according to a breakdown by individual age groups by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) of the 3,316 SARS-CoV-2 infections officially confirmed between July…

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