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Thursday: 505 new infections in Austria

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In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. There were 505 new corona infections in Austria from Wednesday to Thursday. This brings the 7-day incidence to 37.69. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. This brings the number of active cases to 5,774. In the past 24 hours, 76,417 new PCR tests were performed. There are currently 132 patients in Austrian hospitals, ten more than the previous day. In intensive care units, there are 36 patients currently, eleven more patients than…

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Coronavirus worldwide: USA to introduce proof of vaccination on entry, Japan tightens restrictions

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About 200 million people worldwide have tested positive for the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.2 million infected people have died. About 4.1 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The latest developments ChinaChinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac plans to produce vaccines against the coronavirus in a new factory in Chile. In addition to building the manufacturing plant in the greater Santiago de Chile area, a research center is planned in Antofagasta in the north of the country, the Chilean Health Ministry said Wednesday (Aug. 4). The first…

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WHO is calling for a temporary halt to booster vaccinations against the coronavirus

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a temporary halt to booster vaccinations against the coronavirus as long as many poorer countries are still waiting for vaccine doses. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticized plans for such vaccinations being discussed in several countries Wednesday (Aug. 4) in Geneva. Booster vaccinations already underway should be suspended and plans for them put on hold until at least the end of September, he said, until at least 10 percent of people in all countries around the world are vaccinated. “High-income countries have…

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Unvaccinated more likely to contact Corona

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Unvaccinated people are three times more likely to contract Corona than fully vaccinated people, according to a study. In the study by researchers at Imperial College London published Wednesday (Aug. 4), 1.2 percent of 100,000 subjects in England tested positive for the virus, compared with only 0.4 among the fully vaccinated.“These results confirm our previous data and show that full vaccination provides good protection against infection,” lead study author Paul Elliot said, according to a news release. Because no vaccine is 100 percent effective, he said, there is still some…

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Austria: 82.5 percent of new infections among under 45 years old

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In Austria, under 45 years old s are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of new infections, with 45.9 of all newly infected people under the age of 25. Among seniors, however, there are virtually no new infections anymore. 45.9 percent of new coronavirus infections in the previous week affected children, adolescents and young adults who are under the age of 25. That’s according to a breakdown by individual age groups by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) of the 3,316 SARS-CoV-2 infections officially confirmed between July…

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Lambda study: How infectious is the new Corona variant?

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The lambda variant of coronavirus was initially discovered in Peru last year and subsequently spread across the South American continent. Lambda is among the variants under surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the variant has not yet been classified as a concern. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, it has been found several times in Germany, but most recently only in isolated cases. According to a study, Lambda is highly infectious and more resistant to vaccines than the original variant of the virus, as reported by…

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Study with 100,000 samples: Vaccinated have significantly lower risk of infection

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Researchers examined nearly 100,000 samples from English study participants and determined that the risk of infection is three times lower in fully vaccinated individuals than in unvaccinated individuals. The risk of infection is also lower. People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have a significantly lower risk of contracting the coronavirus than unvaccinated people, according to a British study. According to the study published Wednesday, the likelihood of a vaccinated person testing positive for the coronavirus is one-third compared with unvaccinated people. A corona-infected person with full vaccine protection was also less…

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US entry in the future: only for vaccinated persons

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According to media reports, the U.S. government wants to require proof of a complete coronavirus vaccination from almost all foreigners entering the country in the future. With the introduction of this system, the current entry restrictions for people from Europe and other countries should then also be lifted, as reported, among others, by the “New York Times” with reference to White House circles. According to the report, there is still no concrete timetable for the introduction of the proof requirement. The practical implementation of the plan is also said to…

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Johns Hopkins: More than 200 million infections worldwide

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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of infections detected worldwide has risen to more than 200 million. This was revealed yesterday by data from the US University Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The number of known infections has thus risen by 100 million in just over six months, since January 26. The number of confirmed deaths worldwide following CoV infection now stands at 4.25 million – twice as many as at the end of January. Experts believe both infections and deaths worldwide are higher than that. The university’s…

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