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Omicron variant requires adapted booster vaccination

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Virologist Florian Krammer of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York is less optimistic about the initial data on the Omicron variant. “It is spreading rapidly” and appears to be a good escape variant, he said. “So it’s very likely that it will need an Omikron-specific booster.” However, he said, there is evidence that convalescents and double-vaccinated people are at least further protected against severe courses. Adapted booster for Krammer “very likely” neededIt looks like the new pathogen type may escape relatively well from an antibody…

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So far 59 infections with omicron confirmed in Austria

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In Austria, 59 infections with the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been confirmed so far. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein said at a press conference in Vienna on Tuesday. 49 of them were detected by PCR test, the other ten were sequenced. There have been six cases in the federal capital alone so far. Mückstein also announced that the National Immunization Panel (NIG) will soon issue a recommendation for booster vaccination for children and adolescents aged twelve and older. Accordingly, the department head expects the NIG’s recommendation as early…

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Green Pass: New features available

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The “Green Passport” app can currently be updated. Although the download does not offer many new functions, the adjustments are certainly helpful. For example, you now have to select your own federal state when logging in. This is useful because the current measures do not apply nationwide. Two green fields show whether the current certificate allows entry or visiting the night restaurant. Also new is the display of the validity, i.e. until when the certificate is valid. Since this validity period has changed recently and may also be adjusted in…

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59 Omicron cases in Austria – another Covid wave could occur in January, virologist said

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59 Omicron cases currently in Austria. New variant is more infectious, but courses could be milder. Vaccination booster works and is recommended for ages 12 and up. There are currently 59 Omicron cases in Austria, plus dozens of suspected cases. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein gave an update today with molecular biologist Andreas Bergthaler (CeMM), Katharina Raich, Director General for Public Health, and Herwig Ostermann, Managing Director of Gesundheit Österreich (GÖG). “We already know a lot about the new virus variant, but not enough yet,” Wolfgang Mückstein said at the outset.…

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Tuesday: 2,859 new infections in Austria

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From Monday to Tuesday, there were 2,859 new infections in Austria. This remains below the 7-day average of 3,961 infections. The number of active cases drops to 61,583. 388,766 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours, resulting in a positive rate of 0.74 percent. In addition, 64 new deaths related to Covid-19 infection have been reported. Thus, the pandemic has so far claimed 13,282 lives in Austria. Currently, 565 intensive care patients are being treated. That is 8 fewer than on Monday. A total of 2,386 Covid-19-infected people…

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More than 50 million corona infections in the U.S.

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The number of confirmed infections with the corona virus in the United States has risen to more than 50 million since the pandemic began. That was revealed Monday by data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. Nearly 800,000 people have died in connection with the virus so far, according to the data. Experts believe the actual number of infections in the U.S. is far higher. About 330 million people live in the United States. The threshold of 40 million confirmed infections was crossed in early September, according to JHU.…

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Shopping with 2G proof and FFP-2 mask possible again

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Yesterday, Monday, trade opens again. This applies to all provinces except Upper Austria, which follows on December 17 – and especially only for vaccinated or recovered people with 2-G proof and FFP2 masks. According to trade representatives, however, checks are not carried out at every entrance. The trade association expects a restrained start, although the customer frequency will be higher, since hundredthousand trade employees as well as employees in bodynear services return from the short-time work. In many places, the home office is also coming to an end. Towards the…

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Only third vaccination effectively protects against Omicron

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A two-dose Covid 19 vaccine does not produce sufficient neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant, according to a British study. Oxford University scientists came to that conclusion after laboratory tests on blood samples from vaccinated people who received the vaccine from AstraZeneca or BioNTech/Pfizer. However, they said there is no evidence yet that the lower antibody levels with Omicron lead to a higher risk of serious illness or death. Neutralizing antibodies not enough“These are important data, but they only show part of the picture. They only look at neutralizing antibodies…

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UPDATE: Including figures from Sunday: 4,170 new infections in Austria

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56 new deaths linked to Covid-19. 573 intensive care patients currently. After problems with the daily Corona figures yesterday (Sunday) without new infection figures from Vienna and Styria, there are, including the missing figures from Sunday, 4,170 new infections today. The figures from Sunday to Monday are 3,251 new infections. On the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs there is the following information: EMS figures: Due to delayed reporting on 12/12/2021, EMS numbers will be higher on 12/13/2021. In Styria, no daily data is available on 12.12.2021 or the…

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