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Italy starts with third vaccination

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Italy starts third dose of vaccination against coronavirus. Lazio in central Italy, with Rome as its capital, will be the first Italian region to immunize immunocompromised patients and people considered particularly susceptible. “Starting next week, we will begin vaccinating transplant patients. We will continue to safeguard human lives and the future,” Lazio regional president Nicola Zingaretti said via Facebook on Sunday. In September, Italy plans to start with people such as oncology and transplant patients and then vaccinate people over the age of 80, nursing home residents and health care…

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1,857 new corona infections in Austria

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In Austria, 1,857 new infections with the coronavirus were reported on Sunday. That’s fewer than the numbers above the 2,000 mark in each of the past few days, but the 1,774 corona infections reported last Sunday were already the highest number on that day since April. Ten people have been hospitalized for corona infection in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 700 patients,184 of whom are intensive care patients. In intensive care beds, the increase since yesterday, Saturday, is thus six people. Two more deaths related to Covid…

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Austrian Virologist calls for nationwide antibody study

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New findings could be generated nationwide with an antibody study without much effort: testing 5,000 people at representative locations would already be enough, said Innsbruck virologist Dorothee Von Laer in an interview in the Sunday edition of the Tiroler Tageszeitung. “Studies on this are currently underway, and it will be possible to set a clear threshold, as with hepatitis B, for example, above which one is considered protected,” she explained. Previous studies have found “that from the World Health Organization (WHO) standardized antibody level of 100 BAU/ml (Binding Antibody Units),…

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EJ Obiena sets new Asian record, wins gold in Austria

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THE BEST ASIAN POLE VAULTER IN THE WORLD IS A FILIPINO Obiena cleared 5.93m in his gold medal foray in the 17th International Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria Saturday evening (Sunday morning Philippine time). With the gold already in the bag after soaring to 5.80m, the Filipino world No. 5 kept going en route to setting a new Asian pole vault record with a 5.93m clearance on his third and last try. That mark surpassed the almost quarter-century old record of Kazakhstan’s Igor Potapovich, who cleared 5.92m in 1992.…

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Vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds to be available in just a few weeks

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Biontech founder Özlem Türeci expects the vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds to be available in just a few weeks. The results from the study with children will be presented to authorities worldwide in the coming weeks, Türeci said in an interview with Der Spiegel on Friday (Sept. 10). “Furthermore, we will apply for approval, including here in Europe.” The vaccine is the same as administered to adults, he said, but it has a lower dosage and must be filled differently. According to the Spiegel article, study data on children six…

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Coronavirus worldwide: number of participants in protests in France decreases, rioting in Thessaloniki

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More than 224 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.6 million infected people have died. More than 5.6 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Protests against tighter Corona rules in France again brought more than a hundred thousand people to the streets for the ninth weekend in a row. However, participation in the demonstrations, which were spread across the country, dropped again on Saturday (Sept. 11). According to France’s Interior Ministry, 121,000 people protested, 20,000 fewer than the previous…

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Denmark lifts Corona restrictions – because so many people got vaccinated

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As of Friday, Covid-19 is no longer classified as a disease “threatening the whole of society” in Denmark. This is accompanied by a virtually complete opening of daily life. The high vaccination rate was the deciding factor. Sweden will soon follow suit. On to the nightlife! With the opening of social life, Copenhagen is once again crowded outside a downtown nightclub. Photo taken on September 3.On to the nightlife! With the opening of social life, Copenhagen is once again crowded outside a downtown nightclub. Photo taken on September 3. “We…

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Filipino star John Arcilla wins best actor at 78th Venice Film Festival

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John Arcilla got the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for his performance in Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing 8. Erik Matti received the award at the ceremony on behalf of the actor, while Arcilla thanked the jury in his acceptance speech through video. On the Job: The Missing 8 is a Philippine crime thriller. John Arcilla plays Sisoy Salas, a corrupt reporter for a local newspaper. It also puts a spotlight on the real-world predicament concerning fake news and how easily truth can be manufactured and disseminated to the public in…

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Pope Francis visits Hungary and Slovakia

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Pope Francis begins a visit to Hungary and then Slovakia today. It will be the 84-year-old’s second trip abroad this year – and 34th overall. The head of the Catholic Church plans to celebrate Mass in the Hungarian capital of Budapest at the conclusion of the International Eucharistic Congress and travel to Bratislava, Slovakia, on the same day. In Budapest, Francis will also meet with Hungarian head of government Viktor Orban. With his commitment to refugees, Francis is in a sense a counterweight to the conservative Orban, who likes to…

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