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WHO: Africa needs 20 million AstraZeneca doses in six weeks

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Africa needs at least 20 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to ensure timely administration of second vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Africa needs vaccine now,” WHO Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti stressed yesterday. To ensure immunization against the coronavirus, she said, it is central that the vaccination interval of six to 12 weeks is adhered to. In addition to the 20 million AstraZeneca doses for those already vaccinated for the first time, a total of 200 million CoV vaccine doses would be needed…

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Cloudy weather in Austria with rain and thunderstorms

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According to the ZAMG forecast, temperatures will remain in the cooler range for the time being. In the coming days, sun and rain will alternate, and on Saturday, thunderstorms must be expected in some places. Sun and rain: Austria divided in two on FridayIn the west and south, it will remain largely dry on Friday, the sun will show up frequently. Otherwise, some denser cloud fields will quickly appear and between Salzburg and the Waldviertel and Mostviertel, Friday will be unsettled at times with some rain showers. The wind will…

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More and more fall victim to fake SMS: 10,000 people affected

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SCAMMERS PRETEND TO BE A PARCEL SERVICE – SPELLING MISTAKES SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSFor a few days now, scammers have been causing a stir by pretending to be a parcel service, sending out SMS (mostly with gross spelling mistakes) and trying to get us to click on the link sent along. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CLICK ON THE LINK?The scammers with the prefix “+43 676” pretend to be the parcel service “DHL” and ask to download the parcel tracking app. When this is done, however, malware is installed on the cell…

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More relaxations from June 10 will be announced today

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The federal government will consult today, Friday, from 9 a.m. in the Chancellor’s Office with the provincial governors and experts on further opening steps. At noon, the public will be informed. Participants of the round on the part of the government are Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein, Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger as well as State Secretary for Culture Andrea Mayer; in addition, all nine provincial governors and President of the Association of Municipalities Alfred Riedl; as experts the physicians Oswald Wagner and Eva Schernhammer…

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Corona traffic light in Austria switches to yellow

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The traffic light commission ranked the overall state in the “medium risk” category on Thursday. Burgenland reaches “low risk”. Austria has entered the yellow phase in the corona crisis. Namely, the traffic light commission ranked the entire state in the “medium risk” category on Thursday. Only for Tyrol and Vorarlberg is still determined high risk, that is, orange. A new color was introduced, namely yellow-green for low risk. Only Burgenland is currently in this zone. The other provinces from Vienna to Salzburg are yellow. The fact that Burgenland is not…

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Study on COVID Vaccine: full protection after getting the second sting

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When vaccinated byBioNTech/Pfizer or AstraZeneca, 96 percent already form antibodies. Full protection for severely pre-diseased people after second sting. A British analysis again argues that the Corona vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and AstraZeneca are highly effective. The results, based on a study of 8,517 people in England and Wales, prove this. A total of 13,232 antibody samples from the study participants were examined. The average age of the subjects was 65. More than 90 percent of Britons developed antibodies to the coronavirus after receiving a dose of either the AstraZeneca or…

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Only 0.008 percent contracted corona despite vaccination

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More than four million vaccine doses have already been administered in Austria. Some people remain skeptical and keep pointing out supposed dangers associated with the vaccination. Most recently, the number of 80 cases who had contracted corona despite full immunization was also circulating through social media, according to a report by the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG). 80 ill among 960,000 vaccinated peopleAlthough the figure is correct, it must be assessed in relation to the fully immunized population. Among these, the report counts all persons from 7…

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Further Corona relaxations from June will be fixed tomorrow

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The government wants to implement further relaxations of the Corona measures as early as June 10. To this end, consultations with the provincial governors and the association of municipalities will take place tomorrow Friday morning in the Chancellor’s Office. It is to be expected that the closing time in the gastronomy trade will move further into the night and that the mask obligation in the open air, for example in the soccer stadium, will fall. There is also talk of weddings and club life. Tomorrow, at 9:00 a.m., the talks…

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585 new corona infections in Austria on Thursday

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On Thursday, 585 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. It was the first time since October 26, 2020, that the number of Covid 19 patients in domestic intensive care units was below 200. According to figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday), there were fewer than 200 Covid 19 patients in a domestic intensive care unit for the first time since Oct. 26 of the previous year. The exact number was 199. Meanwhile, the number of new infections was…

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