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Austria prepares for impending blackout: exercise on November 12, 2021

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A blackout exercise will take place on November 12, involving several states and ministries. The scenario of a blackout is not unlikely in Austria. It is increasingly becoming a topic of conversation. Many people are already thinking about it and taking full precautions. As a reminder, a blackout is a prolonged, widespread power failure. It can affect several countries at the same time – and the effects can be far-reaching. To prepare for an emergency, the “Energy 21” blackout exercise will be held on November 12. Several federal states and…

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Immunization rate in Austria lower than expected

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Experts around simulation researcher Niki Popper estimate that the immunization rate in Austria is only 61 percent. The reason for this is that some people have not been able to build up protection against Covid-19 despite being vaccinated or infected.In its current “Model-Based Estimation of the Immunization Level in Austria,” the team led by simulation researcher Niki Popper assumes that about 61 percent of the total population is currently actually immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This depresses the effective replication number by 52 percent. Away from the approximately 50,000 active…

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Vienna enables third corona booster without prior registration

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The third Corona booster vaccination is now available in Vienna without registration.This was announced by the Vienna City Councilor for Health Peter Hacker in a press release on Friday. All those whose second sting was at least six months ago can take advantage of the offer. Vaccination available at 34 locationsThe third booster is administered at 34 locations including the Austria Center and additionally at the two vaccination buses – whose locations change – without prior registration. The locations in question can be accessed at impfservice.wien/corona. For the small vaccination…

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Slovenia also tightens measures

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Due to the exploding CoV numbers, Slovenia is also tightening restrictions as of Monday. As Health Minister Janez Poklukar announced at a press conference last night, public gatherings and private celebrations such as weddings will be banned. Contact restrictions will apply, and only the closest family members will be allowed to meet. Nightclubs will have to close, and restaurants will only be allowed to stay open from 5 am to 10 pm. Slovenia has already had a strict 3G rule in place at the workplace since mid-September. The center-right government…

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Pfizer drug: High efficacy in test

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An interim analysis of test results showed that the drug, called paxlovid, reduced the risk of hospitalizations and deaths by 89 percent in Covid 19 patients, Pfizer announced Friday. That was true for treatments within three days of the first Covid 19 symptoms, it said, adding that similar values were seen for treatments within five days. To be filed soonPfizer spoke of the “overwhelming efficacy” these results showed. The company now plans to submit the data for emergency approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as soon as…

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“2G” starting Monday throughout Austria, green pass valid for only nine months

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The record values take turns daily: if on Thursday the just reported 8593 new infections with the coronavirus were still considered the highest level of the year so far, the record was broken 24 hours later with 9388 new cases. 1831 people infected with Covid-19 are currently in hospital, 356 of them in intensive care units. The trend is rising: according to current forecasts, the threshold of 400 occupied intensive care beds is likely to be exceeded at the beginning of next week, and 500 shortly thereafter. In order to…

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Austrian Government adopts 2G rule

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According to Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens), the measures were passed almost unanimously. Burgenland had already made it clear in advance that it rejected tightening measures in view of the high vaccination rate in the state. It was not officially confirmed that Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) was the one who did not support the decision. His Carinthian counterpart Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) pointed out that Burgenland had also pushed for a withdrawal of measures in case of corresponding successes. In this regard, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) assured that the phased…

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Almost 9,400 new infections in Austria

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Yesterday, with almost 8,600 new infections, the previous, this year’s highest level was reached. The last time there were more new cases was November 13 of last year, when there were 9,586. Hospitals also have to care for more and more patients. As a result, the traffic light commission has switched the whole of Austria back to red – meaning that there is a very high risk throughout the country. The federal and state governments are meeting tonight for a crisis summit. From Thursday to Friday, yesterday’s peak was again…

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Third vaccination in exceptional cases already after four months

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In justified exceptional cases, the coronavirus booster vaccination can be given earlier than six months after the second dose – namely after four months. The exceptions include, for example, two vaccinations with Astra Zeneca, the start of a long journey or particularly high exposure risk, according to the recommendations of the National Immunization Panel (NIG), which are now also available in written form. “Reasonable in justified exceptional cases”“Falling below the recommended vaccination interval of six months is reasonable in justified exceptional cases and can be done after appropriate education and…

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