Author: admin

WHO warns elderly people against traveling

admin

Against the background of the current situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on all high-risk patients and elderly people without vaccination protection to refrain from traveling at present. People over the age of 60 and those with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and cancer who are neither fully vaccinated nor recovered should refrain from traveling at the moment, the WHO said yesterday in Geneva. General travel bans, as imposed by numerous countries, were considered critical by the WHO. These bans could “not prevent” the spread of the currently…

Read More

Biontech expects protection against severe Omicron infections

admin

Biontech CEO Ugur Sahin expects the existing Covid-19 vaccine from the Mainz-based manufacturer and its partner Pfizer to provide protection against severe infections even with the new Omicron variant. “We think it is likely that vaccinated people will have significant protection against severe disease caused by Omicron,” Sahin told Reuters news agency today. “We expect this protection to be even more pronounced once people have had their third vaccination.” The variant, first detected in South Africa and now appearing in numerous other countries, has raised alarm around the world. WHO…

Read More

Holiday Shopping on Sunday, 19 December in Austria

admin

The social partners have agreed to open on Sunday on December 19. Due to the lockdown, stationary trade this year falls by three shopping Saturdays in Advent and the traditionally strong Immaculate Conception holiday. The open Sunday before Christmas is intended to make up for at least some of the sales. Employees who volunteer for this day earn double and get an extra day off. The condition is that the pandemic situation permits opening. The regulation also does not apply to supermarkets and drugstores, which are also currently allowed to…

Read More

From March 2022: Short-term parking zones and parking sticker throughout Vienna

admin

As of March 1, 2022, comprehensive short-term parking zones and the parking picker for the respective district residents will be introduced in every district. The price and parking duration will be standardized for all districts. You can pre-order the Parkpickerl online starting December 1, 2021. Ordering online will save you time and money. As of January 10, 2022, you can apply for the parking sticker in person at the respective municipal district office. You will need to make an appointment for this. Comprehensive short-stay parking zones and uniform parking sticker…

Read More

ASFINAG: Vignette 2022 valid as of Wednesday

admin

December 1 is a significant date with regard to the vignette: the adhesive vignette and the Digital Vignette 2022 (taking into account compliance with the consumer protection period) are valid from that day, according to an ASFINAG release. Digital VignetteThe adhesive vignette (in apricot) has already been available since November 18 in thousands of sales outlets in Austria and abroad, while the digital vignette is available in the ASFINAG toll store at www.asfinag.at and via the “Unterwegs” app. Validity period of vignetteThe validity period of the annual vignette is a…

Read More

8,186 new infections in Austria on Tuesday

admin

From Monday to Tuesday, there were 8,186 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of 11,438 over the past seven days. In addition, the number of active cases drops to 139,594. There are also 67 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 12,492 lives in Austria so far. In the past 24 hours, 394,234 new PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.08 percent. There is still no relief in the hospitals. In intensive…

Read More

Expert reveals: vaccinated people have “good basic protection” against Omicron

admin

Austrian Virologist Norbert Nowotny assumes that vaccinated people have “very good basic protection” against Omicron.The virologist Norbert Nowotny expects the first laboratory data to show how well the Omicron variant, which has mutated in many places, can escape an immune defense built up by vaccination or disease in the next few days. In an interview with the APA, however, he assumes that vaccinated people have a “very good basic protection” and sees no reason in the new variant with its many question marks not to go for vaccination. The coronavirus…

Read More

Attention fake stores: Consumer advocates warn against buying medicines

admin

Beware of counterfeit goods and potential health hazards: Consumer advocates issue an urgent warning against buying medicines online.Online pharmacies are boomingIn doing so, one not only runs considerable health risks, but may even be liable to prosecution, the European Consumer Centre (ECC) said on Monday. This has together with the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG), the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists and the customs authority now important information on the subject of online drug purchases together. Pharmacies and medicines: what is allowed in AustriaIn Austria, only pharmacies based…

Read More

Omicron: How effective are vaccines to date?

admin

The new virus variant Omicron caused a great stir worldwide. The WHO has classified it as “worrying”, it is feared that Omicron is more contagious than Delta. However, it is still unclear which course of the disease it favors and whether the already known vaccines are effective. The fear is that the mutation could have the potential to circumvent the protection of the vaccines currently in use. All major vaccine manufacturers said they immediately began investigating the variant and adapting their vaccines if necessary. Effectiveness of the vaccines against Omicron“At…

Read More