Year: 2021

Only third vaccination effectively protects against Omicron

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A two-dose Covid 19 vaccine does not produce sufficient neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant, according to a British study. Oxford University scientists came to that conclusion after laboratory tests on blood samples from vaccinated people who received the vaccine from AstraZeneca or BioNTech/Pfizer. However, they said there is no evidence yet that the lower antibody levels with Omicron lead to a higher risk of serious illness or death. Neutralizing antibodies not enough“These are important data, but they only show part of the picture. They only look at neutralizing antibodies…

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UPDATE: Including figures from Sunday: 4,170 new infections in Austria

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56 new deaths linked to Covid-19. 573 intensive care patients currently. After problems with the daily Corona figures yesterday (Sunday) without new infection figures from Vienna and Styria, there are, including the missing figures from Sunday, 4,170 new infections today. The figures from Sunday to Monday are 3,251 new infections. On the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs there is the following information: EMS figures: Due to delayed reporting on 12/12/2021, EMS numbers will be higher on 12/13/2021. In Styria, no daily data is available on 12.12.2021 or the…

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Caution, germs! Don’t eat raw cookie dough

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Children’s hands kneading cookie dough. As tempting as it may be, snacking on raw cookie dough is not a good idea! Christmas is just around the corner, the time for baking. But cookie or cookie dough should not be eaten raw, warns the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety. Why? Food inspectors have detected disease-causing bacteria in wheat flour. Bacteria in cookie dough can cause intestinal inflammationIn 22 of a total of 242 samples examined from milling companies (a good 9 percent), they detected so-called STEC bacteria…

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Germany: Incidence drops minimally – just under 22,000 new cases

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The incidence of infection continues at a high level. According to the RKI, the seven-day incidence is almost unchanged at 389.2. The number of reported cases is decreasing in a weekly comparison – but this is also due to the once again incomplete data. The nationwide seven-day incidence has again decreased compared to the previous day – but only marginally. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday morning with 389.2. For comparison: the previous day, the value had been…

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Lockdown ends in Austria: What we are allowed to do now starting Monday

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The general lockdown ends at midnight on Saturday, but openings vary by country. A new ordinance regulates private gatherings. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, the lockdown ends, gastronomy and trade are allowed to open again. However, not all federal states will make use of this – initially, only the high-incidence states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol as well as Burgenland will open to the full extent. In Vienna, people will have to wait a week longer to visit the pubs. The exit restrictions for the unvaccinated remain in place.…

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Corona pandemic: memorative “Lichtermeer” event in Vienna planned

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Vienna – Week after week, opponents of the government’s Corona measures, including mandatory vaccination, staged demonstrators in key cities and provicnes in Austria. Distances are not kept, mouth-nose protection is not worn. Now a counterpoint is set in Vienna. On December 19, there will be a “sea of lights” at 5 pm. Initiated it the Innsbrucker Roman Scamoni and the Viennese Daniel Landau. “Envisaged is a two-sided trellis around the entire Ringstrasse of people, with FFP2 mask of course,” says Landau in an interview with the Tiroler Tageszeitung. Those who…

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Why you shouldn’t carelessly throw away used Corona masks

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Carelessly discarded Corona masks pose a serious problem for the environment and wildlife, according to researchers at the University of Portsmouth. For a study published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability, the scientists examined the relationship between Corona measures in eleven countries and the amount of carelessly discarded Corona masks and other protective equipment. To do so, they analyzed data from publicly available databases, including data from the waste collection app Litterati, and looked at the period from September 2019 to the first six months of the pandemic. According…

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Exceptions: Persons who should not receive Corona vaccination

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On Thursday, the federal government presented draft legislation on the Corona vaccination requirement, which is scheduled to take effect on Feb. 1, 2022. Exemptions from the vaccination requirement have now been defined in more detail by the Ministry of Health. Pregnant women: Due to the increased danger and the increased risk for severe courses of COVID-19 as well as a higher rate of premature births, vaccination against COVID-19 is explicitly recommended in pregnancy from the 2nd trimester onwards, depending on the vaccination status. However, since pregnancy is a medically very…

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Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace opens

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On December 12, the Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace opens its doors again. Around 60 exhibitors are looking forward to the opening after the Corona Lockdown. Christmas market at the Riesenradplatz opens againWith end of the country wide Lockdown for inoculated and recovered also the culture and Christmas market castle Schönbrunn opens on Sunday, 12 December at 10 o’clock again its gates. Visitors can stroll and shop in a relaxed manner while observing the 2-G rule and wearing FFP2 masks. The decorated huts invite until 26 December with a variety…

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