According to WHO Corona expert Maria van Kerkhove, the BA.4 and BA.5 lines have been detected in Europe. They are said to be partially distinct from other omicron variants. With new coronavirus subvariants, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that countries are testing less. “We need to track this virus closely in every country,” WHO Emergency Director Mike Ryan said Wednesday in Geneva. He said the virus is constantly changing, and new developments must be detected as soon as possible. “We cannot afford to lose sight of the virus.”…
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WHO concerned about corona subvariants and test decline
In light of new coronavirus sub-variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that countries are testing less. “We need to track this virus closely in every country,” WHO Emergency Director Mike Ryan said Wednesday in Geneva. He said the virus is constantly changing, and new developments must be detected as soon as possible. “We cannot afford to lose sight of the virus.” Meanwhile, the death toll is as low as it was in the early weeks of the pandemic. It would be very short-sighted to think that the risk…
Read More12,471 new corona infections in Austria on Wednesday
In a 24-hour comparison, 12,471 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria on Wednesday (4/13/2022, 9:30 AM). The highest number of new cases occurred in Vienna. Austria added 12,471 corona infections in 24 hours. More than 12,000 new corona infections were reported on WednesdayOn a Wednesday, this is above the average of 11,837 positive tests over the past seven days but well below the 21,076 new cases reported last Wednesday. Higher than the weekly average is the number of Corona deaths, with 38 in one day. Hospital occupancy of infected…
Read MoreVaccination panel recommends a fourth Corona vaccine for at-risk groups only.
According to the National Immunization Panel, a fourth Corona vaccination is recommended only for high-risk groups. The booster should ideally be given six months after the third sting. Waiting for a recommendation for 4th sting The National Immunization Panel (NIG) recommends the fourth vaccination only for high-risk groups in a new assessment. This includes over-80s in general and over-65s with pre-existing conditions. According to the panel’s paper obtained by APA, they should be immunized again no earlier than four months, ideally six months after the third sting. However, all others…
Read MoreOmicron, hay fever, or cold?
The omicron variant has become even more challenging to distinguish between corona, hay fever, and cold in spring. But even though the symptoms are very similar, they are rarely the same, and some complaints can be relatively clearly attributed. Corona incidences are finally dropping but are still very high; almost everyone knows one or more people who have or have had covid-19 right now. However, many people currently have colds, and flying birch, ash, or alder pollen has opened the hay fever season. So if you currently feel that something…
Read MoreStudy on disease progression: Boosted individuals survive omicron faster than delta
According to the study, triple-vaccinated people suffered an average of 4.4 days of Omikron symptoms. The delta variant has long been known to cause far more severe disease than omicron. British scientists have succeeded in quantifying exactly how many days vaccinated people experience symptoms after being infected with the mutants. Fully vaccinated and boostered people suffer from symptoms in a corona infection with the omicron variant on average three days shorter than in conditions with the delta variant. Omicron infection is also associated with a significantly lower risk of losing…
Read MoreTriple vaccinated are less contagious in omicron infection
Corona vaccinated individuals are well protected from severe disease in the event of a breakthrough infection, but they are also less contagious than unvaccinated individuals. Unlike the delta variant, however, the omicron variant requires three doses of vaccine to effectively reduce the number of infectious virus particles. This was reported by Swiss researchers led by Isabella Eckerle and Benjamin Meyer of the University of Geneva in the journal Nature Medicine. The study refers to the omicron subvariant BA.1, not the BA.2 subvariant, which is now dominant in Austria. “Our results…
Read MoreStill under 10,000 new infections in Austria
The fourth Corona wave is ebbing, and after 8,033 new infections on Monday, there are 8,651 new infections in Austria from yesterday to today. This is below the past 7-day average of 13,066 conditions. The 7-day incidence is currently 1,027.55. One hundred sixty-eight thousand five hundred forty-five people are presently actively infected. This means that over four million positive tests, exactly 4,004,069 tests, have been registered since the beginning of the pandemic.In the past 24 hours, 122,680 PCR tests have been performed. That gives a positive rate of 7.05 percent.…
Read MoreHong Kong: unvaccinated people believed to have caused the fifth Corona wave
China is battling the current Covid 19 outbreaks. Hong Kong just experienced its fifth Corona wave. According to the latest figures from Hong Kong, the problems’ magnitude lies mainly in low vaccination coverage rates and low “natural immunity” from previous SARS-CoV-2 infections due to the initially successful “zero covid policy,” a U.S.-China official study now shows. Corona‘s study shows why third vaccination is needed. Experts from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/Atlanta/Georgia) and the corresponding Chinese agencies (Chinese CDC/Peking) published their reports on their websites on Friday.…
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