January 2022 Archives

Booster vaccination protects 99 percent against death

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 admin

Covid vaccines work very well against severe courses and deaths, and the booster does even better, new data from vaccinated and unvaccinated people in Austria illustrate. Three doses provide 99.2 percent effectiveness against deaths compared to unvaccinated. After two partial vaccinations, the figure is 92.6 percent, with a decline in protection against infection observed in the fall, the analysis by Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) shows. “The result for Austria is in line with other international studies,” emphasized Lukas Rainer of GÖG. However, the data refer mainly to the delta variant.…

Austrian virologist expects booster vaccinations once a year

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

Virologist Dorothee Von Laer of the Medical University of Innsbruck does not believe that people will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus every few months in the future. Rather, it is likely to be like the flu vaccination: She told the “Tiroler Tageszeitung” that she expects “regular booster vaccinations adapted to the current variant every fall, once more than 95 percent of people are immune – through infection or vaccination.” “That state will be reached when virtually all people have recovered or have been vaccinated and thus can have…

176,000 confirmed infections in past seven days

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

More than 176,000 people – 176,079 to be exact – have been infected with the coronavirus in this country in the past seven days, 49,000 of them in the federal capital alone. However, with 1.92 million inhabitants, Vienna is the state with the highest population. In terms of seven-day incidence (number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants), Tyrol is ahead with 2,796.5 and Salzburg with 2,638.1. Vienna holds at 2,551.3, and Austria as a whole at 1,971.3. For Austria, as well as Salzburg and Vienna, these are record incidences in…

Possible explanation for milder courses in omicron variants

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

Frankfurt researchers have identified a possible cause of milder disease courses in the omicron variant of the corona virus. Cell experiments have shown that Omicron is particularly sensitive to the so-called interferon response in humans compared to the predecessor variant Delta, the University Hospital in Frankfurt reported. Interferons are part of the immune system. The Frankfurt researchers, together with a team from the British University of Kent, published their findings in the journal Cell Research. “Apparently, unlike Delta, Omicron cannot prevent the affected cells from producing and secreting interferon,” Martin…

Ministries report 25,610 new infections

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 25,610 newly registered CoV cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 14,000 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 1,200 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, 187 of them in intensive care units. AGES: 7-day incidence at 1,867.1According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of new infections with the coronavirus in the…

Austria: Free entry for boostered people from all over the world

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 admin

On Monday, January 24, 2022, the 12th amendment to the Covid-19 entry regulation will come into force in Austria. The third vaccination means free travel to Austria as of Monday. With the now 12th amendment of the Covid-19 entry regulation, namely the list of virus variant areas is completely emptied. Entry to Austria for boostered persons without PCR testThis means that the PCR test requirement will also be waived for boostered persons from 14 omicron pioneer countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. Those who are “only” fully…

Healthy greens: What’s in fresh herbs?

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

Parsley, cress, dill & co. – herbs are more than just a spice and a nice topping on a meal. They are also very healthy in their own right. “Herbs score with secondary plant compounds as well as vitamins and minerals,” says Silke Restemeyer of the German Nutrition Society (DGE). You should consume them as often as possible in good doses – ideally with a balanced diet. Secondary plant substances can have an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect in the body or even lower blood pressure. Last but not least, the…

Mothers with Covid-19 can breastfeed without concern

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

Breastfeeding is probably not a risk factor for newborns, according to a recent U.S. study. Although this study allowed genetic material of the coronavirus to be found in the breast milk of infected mothers, the virus does not appear to be infectious, according to an analysis of breast milk samples from 110 breastfeeding women. Of the study participants, 65 tested positive for coronavirus, and nine had symptoms but a negative test result. Thirty-six women reported symptoms but were not tested.As the researchers led by Paul Krogstad of the University of…

UK: Johnson announced the end of all covid measures

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

The handling of Corona will become a noticeably looser in the UK from January 27. Most measures will be lifted – not without criticism. Boris Johnson has announced the end of all covid measures introduced to combat the omicron variant – mandatory masks on public transport and in stores, home office and vaccination records – from January 27. While cases rose to record highs, hospitalizations and deaths have not increased at the same rate, in part due to the introduction of boosters in the U.K. and the lower severity of…