Month: June 2022

Biontech reported an effective vaccine against BA.4/BA.5

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Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer say they have developed an effective vaccine against the new variants of the coronavirus. Biontech said Saturday that data on the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the two vaccines adapted to the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants are positive. The company is aiming for rapid approvalBased on the data, the companies are confident they have two “very strong” vaccine candidates in the fight against Omikron, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said. Biontech and Pfizer now plan to share the data with the…

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World’s deepest wreck discovered off the Philippines

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At a depth of almost 7000 meters, researchers have discovered the wreck of a U.S. warship sunk off the Philippine coast during World War II. The wreck of the “USS Samuel B Roberts” is the deepest wreck ever found, according to the US company Caladan Oceanic. For comparison: The wreck of the “Titanic” lies about 4000 meters in depth. The destroyer of the U.S. Navy had sunk on October 5, 1944, in a naval battle with the Japanese Navy off the Philippine island of Samar. The Philippines was a U.S.…

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8,912 new infections in Austria

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One new death was linked to Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 8,912 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the 7-day average of 8,127 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 639.15. In the past 24 hours, 85,380 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.44 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 84,269. There is also one new death. This means that 18,758 people have died from or with SARS-CoV-2 infection across Austria. Currently, 677 people are being…

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Heat and thunderstorms in the next few days in Austria

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In the coming days, heat but also thunderstorms are expected in Austria. This forecast also applies to the Vienna Danube Island Festival. Sun and thunderstorms at the Donau Inselfest Saturday starts dry and sunny in the south and east of AustriaIn the south and east, Saturday will start mainly dry and sunny. Otherwise, many clouds will remain, and there will be some showers, which will be locally heavy. With a few sunny clearings, thunderstorms may also occur in the east and later in the south and southeast. The afternoon will…

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Corona: one million infected in Vienna

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The rising infection figures speak a clear language: Corona does not begrudge us a summer break! In the hospitals, more beds for covid patients are freed up again. But new measures remain (for now). Now they are omnipresent again, the Corona sufferers among family and acquaintances. Particularly affected directly are all those who were still spared from Omikron in the spring. On Friday, there were almost 9000 infected people throughout Austria. With 2858 new positive cases, the Federal Capital had the most recent infections. At the beginning of the week,…

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EU ordered 110,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine

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The European Union is ordering 110,000 monkeypox vaccines in light of the current virus outbreak. An agreement to this effect has been reached with the Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic. Delivery to EU states could start at the end of June, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said Tuesday on the sidelines of a meeting of EU health ministers in Luxembourg. According to Bavarian Nordic, it should start immediately. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had recently said it was in talks with Bavarian Nordic, that could see approval of its smallpox…

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Already 20 confirmed monkeypox cases in Austria

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More monkeypox infections have occurred in Austria. Twenty cases have been confirmed as of Friday, according to AGES. In addition, there is one probable cause. The most evidence of the disease, which has been reportable for several weeks, is in Vienna, with 14 so far. Two have already recovered, twelve men are still active cases in the federal capital and segregated by the authorities, and three are currently being treated in hospital, said to the office of Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). More precise data are available for the federal…

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Mask requirement possible in summer

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Corona’s new infections continue to rise sharply in Austria. Interior and Health Ministry reported on Friday 8933 new cases within 24 hours. Among the newly infected is Interior Minister Gerald Karner himself. He is suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” according to his spokesman. Last Friday, 4941 new cases had been registered, almost half as many. And the current figures are unlikely to reflect the extent of the entire wave in times of reduced testing. As ” Kurier reports,” data on the viral load of samples from 108 sewage treatment plants show…

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Nearly 9,000 new infections in Austria on Friday

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From Thursday to Friday, 8,933 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly above the 7-day average of 7,627 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 599.77. In the past 24 hours, 83,376 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.71 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 80,818. For the first time since late April, more than 80,000 people have been infected simultaneously. In addition, there are eight new deaths. Thus, 18,757 persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout…

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