Month: January 2022

Booster vaccinations against the coronavirus offer seniors a high level of protection against a severe course, even in the case of infection with the Omicron variant, according to a recent analysis. Three months after the third vaccination, the protection against hospitalization is around 90 percent, according to the British health authority UKHSA at the beginning of the weekend. After only two doses of vaccination, the protection against severe courses three months after vaccination is about 70 percent, after six months still at 50 percent. Protection against corona infection with mild…

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School starts again on Monday after the extended Christmas vacations. The Minister of Education Martin Polaschek is already calling for testing for the corona virus over the weekend. The requirements have remained unchanged: As before the holidays will be tested at least three times a week regardless of vaccination status, even in class mask must be worn. In addition, compulsory attendance remains suspended. Education Minister Martin Polaschek is already calling for testing this weekend. All children have been given three antigen tests to take home before the start of the…

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Today, Saturday, especially on the northern side of the Alps, some snow will fall in the first half of the day. From noon on, the snowfall will ease and the clouds will clear, away from the northern Alps it will still be sunny at times. In the Danube region, a moderate westerly wind will freshen, on the eastern edge of the Alps a brisk westerly wind in places. Highs will range between -3 and +5 degrees. Sunday will be generally cloudy, especially on the northern side of the Alps snow…

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Vienna – Starting next week, Austria-wide mandatory 2G controls in retail will become serious. Currently, as is well known, a lockdown continues to apply to the unvaccinated. They are only allowed to leave the house for certain reasons – for example, for the daily supermarket or drugstore shopping or to stock up on cigarettes. Starting next week, “the control pressure is to increase significantly,” as announced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer. At “points of interaction” – for example, at the entrance to a store – businesses will be required to carry…

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In the past week, there has been a significant increase in the number of infections with the coronavirus during leisure time in Austria. This is confirmed by the current epidemiological clarification of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). 12.6 percent of all cases in which the source of infection could be clarified were attributable to this setting. In the first three weeks of December, the leisure sector had contributed six to eight percent to the incidence of infection. Significant increases in infections also occurred in the hotel and…

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