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1,438 new infections in Austria

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Yesterday, with 1,574 new infections, the highest value since the beginning of May was reported. In addition, more than 400 Covid-19 sufferers had to be treated in hospitals on Wednesday for the first time in eleven weeks. From Wednesday to Thursday, 1,438 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,226), this is 212 infections more. In Austria’s hospitals are currently 415 people in connection with a covid disease, which is two less than the previous day. 95 patients are in intensive care – that is…

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Corona vaccination launched in supermarket in Vienna

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In Vienna, the Corona vaccination is now also available in supermarkets: the Rewe Group offers at three locations to be immunized easily and quickly. The campaign kicked off on Wednesday at Millennium City. The rush there in the morning was huge – but not because of numerous people wanting to be vaccinated, but because of the great media interest. “It has never been less complicated to get vaccinated in Vienna,” assured City Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) at the presentation. Marcel Haraszti, CEO of Rewe International AG, also emphasized: “It…

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Study: Protection against coronavirus infection diminishes just a few months after full vaccination

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BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines lose protective efficacy over time. A large-scale English study has now shown the extent to which the protective efficacy of AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech corona vaccines diminishes after several months. At the same time, the researchers call for rapid plans for booster vaccinations.Protection against coronavirus infection diminishes somewhat just a few months after full vaccination, according to one study. As a reference point, the British researchers took the protective effect determined in their study one month after the second dose of vaccine, which, according to them, was…

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Johnson & Johnson submits data on vaccination booster

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U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson presents studies on an additional dose of vaccination with its coronavaccine. According to the data, a second vaccination would greatly increase the immune response.A booster vaccination of Johnson & Johnson’s Corona vaccine significantly boosts immune defenses, according to the U.S. pharmaceutical giant. In two clinical trials, the number of antibodies increased ninefold after a second dose of vaccine compared with 28 days after the first dose, the company said Wednesday. The data would support the use of a second vaccine dose as a so-called…

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Forecast: twice as many intensive care patients in two weeks

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In its latest analysis, the Covid 19 Prognosis Consortium predicts that the trend in new infections will continue to rise, resulting in a significant increase in the number of intensive care patients. Experts estimate that their number will have more than doubled from 87 yesterday in two weeks. For September 8, they predict 180 critically ill patients, in addition to 626 patients in normal wards. Thus, more than 800 Covid 19-infected people would be in the hospital again then. Intensive care unit utilization will rise from 4.2 percent to 8.9…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Greater Sydney reports record number of new infections, U.S. donates 1 million vaccine doses to Vietnam

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More than 213 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.4 million infected people have died. About 5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Despite the lockdown that has been in effect for eight weeks, the Australian state of New South Wales with the metropolis of Sydney is not getting its severe Corona wave under control. On Wednesday (Aug. 25), authorities recorded 919 new infections within 24 hours – the highest number since the pandemic began. Two people, including a…

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5 billion Corona vaccinations administered worldwide

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More than 5 billion Corona vaccinations have now been administered around the world. That’s according to a count by the AFP news agency, which evaluated all the information available from official agencies in different countries for this purpose up to Tuesday afternoon.With 1.96 billion vaccine doses administered, China is still in the lead in a country comparison. It is followed by India (589 million) and the United States (363 million). Inequality in Corona vaccination campaignOverall, the global vaccination campaign is still driven by strong inequality. High-income countries have vaccinated an…

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Vienna: Covid 19 Test validity shortened from September

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In Vienna, CoV tests will in future be valid for less time as “3-G” proof than before. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) said at a press conference in the early afternoon that the validity period will be shortened. The validity will be changed as of September 1, he said: Specifically, a rapid antigen test performed at a test lane or pharmacy will only be usable for 24 hours instead of 48 hours starting in September. For PCR tests, the validity will be reduced from 72 to 48 hours. Only in the…

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Continued concern about infection numbers in USA

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Rising CoV numbers continue to worry authorities in the US. Over the past few days, the U.S. has averaged just over 137,000 new infections per day, up nearly 12 percent from the previous week, U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) chief Rochelle Walensky said yesterday. The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 was about the same as the previous week, she said, while the number of deaths rose 23 percent. Progress on vaccinationsAt the same time, however, there has been progress in the vaccination campaign, said White House CoV Coordinator…

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