Month: April 2022

A German was vaccinated against Corona 90 times.

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A 60-year-old man in Germany has reportedly been vaccinated against Corona about 90 times since the summer of 2021 at vaccination centers in Saxony. He is suspected of forging vaccination cards and then reselling them to third parties. The criminal investigation department is investigating unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and forgery, said a spokeswoman for the police department. The 60 years old man was caught at the end of March in a vaccination center in Eilenburg. “There were inconsistencies; he was already there the day before for vaccination,” the spokeswoman…

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Climate report: How can the climate crisis be reduced?

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The earth is heating up more and more. People, animals, and nature are suffering from the effects. The latest climate report now looks at what can be done to reduce the climate crisis and its consequences. The third and final part of the latest Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be published today, Monday. Representatives of the 195 member nations met for two weeks to finalize the summary for policymakers. While the first two parts of the latest State of the Climate report focused on…

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Wearing masks makes more sense than ever

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The more state measures are gradually abolished, the more the responsibility for health care returns to the individual. Even in spring 2022, the corona pandemic is not yet over According to experts, wearing masks is particularly important, even though it is mandatory in fewer and fewer places. “If you are indoors with a lot of people, in the underground for example, or in a crowded supermarket, I would recommend continuing to wear a mask,” virologist Sandra Ciesek told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ) at the weekend. Intensive care physician Christian…

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Weather: This week will be changeable but warmer

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Vienna weather in detail Towards the end of the week, maximum values of up to 20 degrees Celsius are expected, announced the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Sunday in its forecast. The sun will also show itself. The week starts still cloudy and rainy Today, Monday, some compact cloud fields will initially make themselves felt in the south and southeast until the early afternoon, which will then gradually loosen up more and more often. In the rest of Austria, the sun will occasionally shine, even if there…

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UN: 1,417 civilian deaths confirmed

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The UN has documented the deaths of 1,417 civilians in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded. Among them were 121 children and young people, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. According to the report, there was also verified information about 2,038 injured, including 171 children and adolescents. The figures included all cases documented up to and including Saturday. Five hundred four of the victims were from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine. However, the office believes that the actual numbers are…

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Sunday: 13,907 new corona infections identified in Austria

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According to the Ministry of Health and Interior data, the newest infections within 24 hours were reported in Vienna, with 3,817 cases. This was followed by Lower Austria (2,974), Upper Austria (2,222), Styria (1,461), and Carinthia (1,103). There were 685 new cases in Salzburg, Vorarlberg 664, and Tyrol 651 new infections. Once again, Burgenland brings up the rear with 330 new cases since yesterday, Saturday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Lower Austria with 2,206.2, followed by Vienna, Burgenland and Vorarlberg (2,008.6, 1,887, and 1,869.7, respectively). Further,…

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In Vienna, free tests will soon also be possible again in pharmacies

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The Chamber of Pharmacists and the large-scale laboratory Lifebrain have reached an agreement necessary for the implementation, to be started no later than April 11. Further, free of charge, one can also test over the “Alles gurgelt” system and the test roads, the gargle boxes, and the cold checkboxes. The cooperation with Lifebrain was necessary because, for reasons of procurement law, it was not possible to entrust the pharmacies themselves directly with the handling, as the bidding consortium around Lifebrain is currently in charge of the tests. The consortium itself…

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Hybrid immunity offers the best protection against corona

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According to studies, people who are both fully vaccinated against coronavirus and infected have the most robust protection against coronavirus. According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, this “hybrid immunity” provides up to 20 months of high protection against re-infection. It is based on data from Sweden but does not yet refer to the Omikron variant. The 20-month “excellent protection” from vaccination and infection is “far better than we would expect for the original two-dose vaccination regimen,” said Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at…

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Corona lowers global life expectancy

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From 1950 to 2019, human life expectancy has steadily increased each year. But the corona pandemic is putting an end to that. On average, humanity loses two years of life to the coronavirus. In some countries, the figure is much higher. For the first time since 1950, the Corona pandemic has caused a decline in the global life expectancy of humanity. According to calculations by Patrick Heuveline of the California Center for Population Research in Los Angeles, that’s published in the journal Population and Development Review. According to the report,…

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