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All out Vaccination campaign in Vienna

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Next Monday the vaccination campaign in Vienna aimed specifically at teachers and students over the age of twelve will be launched. “In order to ensure the safest possible start to school and smooth attendance at lessons, it is necessary to achieve the highest possible Covid 19 vaccination rate,” explained a spokesman for the Vienna City Councilor for Health, Hacker. For this reason, we are appealing to all teachers and all students over the age of twelve who have not yet been vaccinated to do so. The vaccine is freely selectable,…

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Fourth Corona wave overtakes USA: “Should never have got this far”.

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In light of the high number of new infections in the U.S., a senior public health official has warned of a “failure” in his country. “We should never have gotten to this point,” National Institutes of Health (NIH) research agency head Francis Collins told ABC on Sunday. U.S. President Joe Biden’s medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, warned of the emergence of a new variant of the virus. Earlier, 118,000 new cases of infection were registered within 24 hours, the most since February. The absolute peak in registered new infections was recorded…

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Unvaccinated: twice the risk for second Corona infections

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Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to become reinfected with Covid-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) currently recommends that all persons eligible for Corona vaccination receive a shot – regardless of whether or not they have already survived an infection with the pathogen. In evaluating recent data, the CDC now sees this as reinforced. A new study examined 246 Kentucky adults who were re-infected with SARS-CoV-2 in May and June of this year, having previously contracted it in…

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450 new infections in Austria

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From Sunday to Monday, there were 450 new Corona infections in Austria. This is less than the average number of new cases per day last week – 523 – but a high number for a Monday. Especially at the beginning of the week, the number of new infections is usually significantly lower than during the rest of the week. These 450 new infections are the highest Monday figure since May 17. At that time, there were 476 infections in 24 hours. Compared with the previous week (364 cases), new infections…

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American infectiologist Anthony Fauci has warned of new virus variants

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American infectiologist Anthony Fauci has warned of new virus variants in an interview. In regions with few vaccinated people, where the virus can continue to circulate freely, there is a good chance that there will soon be a variant that could be more problematic than the delta variant, Fauci said in an interview with NBC News. Every infectiologist is aware, he said: a virus can only mutate if it is allowed to replicate. Currently, vaccinations still protect well against the delta variant, but a new variant could affect not only…

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Coronavirus worldwide: US infectiologist Fauci warns of new possible virus variants, delta variant spreading in Australia despite lockdowns

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About 201 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. American infectiologist Anthony Fauci has warned of new virus variants in an interview. In regions with few vaccinated people, where the virus can continue to circulate freely, there is a good chance that there will soon be a variant that could be more problematic than the delta variant, Fauci said in an interview with NBC News. Every…

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After recognition by EU Commission: Pope also receives green passport

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Now that the European Commission has recognized the validity of the Corona vaccination certificates issued by the small states of San Marino and the Vatican, the Pope will also get his Green Passport. In the meantime, the Vatican is considering whether to ask the faithful at Wednesday’s general audience to show a Green Passport, as is the case under Italian regulations at major events. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Italy in February 2020, the Vatican has always complied with Italian anti-covid measures. Vatican and San Marino recognize corona…

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Immunization activities for teachers and students to begin Monday at Austria Center

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Starting today, a vaccination campaign specifically aimed at teachers and students aged 12 years and older will start in Vienna. They can be vaccinated without registration at the Austria Center Vienna. Vaccination coverage in ViennaIn order to ensure the safest possible start to school or smooth attendance classes, the highest possible COVID-19 vaccination coverage rate is necessary. Therefore, the appeal is directed to all teachers of Viennese schools who have not yet been vaccinated and, of course, to all students who are over 12 years old. The vaccine, as long…

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Corona tests to cost the state up to 1.8 billion by the end of the year

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The Department of Health plans to re-evaluate the situation in the fall, but the tests will remain free for non-vaccinated people in any case. Should Corona tests soon be subject to a fee? At least for non-vaccinated people? These questions are currently occupying Austria’s domestic politics. Following calls from some ÖVP-led provinces as well as from the Lower Austrian Medical Association, Medical Association President Thomas Szekeres has also called for an end to free tests. Szekeres sees paid tests as a way to boost the declining willingness to vaccinate. But…

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