Month: November 2021

The vaccination panel has updated its recommendations: Booster is available for everyone 18 and older – four months after last dose. Decision on childhood vaccinations in the EU today. The National Immunization Panel NIG now officially makes boosters available to everyone 18 and older, including those who have recovered – four months after the last dose.Here is an overview: ▶ The general recommendation now: “The 3rd vaccination can be given starting at 4 months and should be given starting 6 months after the 2nd vaccination.” ▶ In any case, the…

In Austria, 69.9 percent of the population (6.2 million Austrians) have been vaccinated against corona virus at least once.Against the backdrop of a sharp rise in Corona infection rates and intensifications, particularly for the unvaccinated, the number of first-time vaccinations rose sharply in late October/early November. Number of first-time vaccinations increased in NovemberWhile only 66 percent of people in Austria had been vaccinated against the coronavirus at least once at the end of October, this figure has now risen to 69.9 percent three weeks later. Naturally, the proportion of residents…

Booster vaccination raises antibody levels significantly more than first and second vaccinations, U.S. researchers report. After booster doses with an mRNA vaccine, protection against severe covid 19 disease lasts longer than after the first two vaccinations. That’s according to a new, small study published on medRxiv but not yet peer-reviewed. Antibody levels increased 25-foldAntibody levels were measured before and after booster vaccination in 33 healthy middle-aged adults who had received their second dose an average of nine months earlier. Before the boosters, their antibody levels had decreased about tenfold compared…