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150 million Covid vaccinations administered in the EU

May 4, 2021 admin

A quarter of all Europeans have already received their first dose, according to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In the European Union, 150 million vaccinations against Covid-19 have now been administered. The figure was given by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter on Tuesday. The vaccination pace is picking up across the EU, she said. “A quarter of Europeans have already received their first dose,” von der Leyen wrote. “By July, there will be enough doses to vaccinate 70 percent of adults in the EU.”…

Next vaccine: EMA reviews Chinese Sinovac active ingredient

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 admin

Next vaccination on the way: the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is starting a rolling review of the vaccine from Chinese developer Sinovac for effectiveness, safety and quality, the agency reports. The vaccine contains dead SARS CoV-2 virus, which is inactive and cannot cause the disease. The Covid-19 vaccine (Vero Cell) also contains an “adjuvant,” a substance that boosts the immune response to the vaccine. When a person receives the vaccine, his or her immune system identifies the inactivated virus as foreign and makes antibodies against it. When the vaccinated person…

1,394 new corona infections in Austria

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 admin

In the past 24 hours, 1,394 new SARS-CoV-2 infections have been reported in Austria. In addition, 31 more deaths have been reported, meaning that 10,291 people have already died as a result of infection since the pandemic began. The number of intensive care patients continued to decline, but there was an increase in the total number of infected people treated in hospital. 1,617 people infected with Covid-19 currently require hospital care. The 1,394 new infections are below last week’s average, when 1,775 new cases were added daily. On Monday –…

Infection figures and incidence continue to fall in Germany

May 4, 2021 admin

In Germany, 7,534 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered within one day. This is according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) from Tuesday morning. For comparison: on Tuesday a week ago the value had been 10,976. According to the RKI, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days was 141.4 nationwide on Tuesday morning (previous day: 146.9; previous week: 167.6). Across Germany, 315 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to RKI data. Exactly one week ago, there were 344 deaths.…

Corona vaccination in Lower Austria: 60,000 more registrations within two hours

May 4, 2021 admin

In Lower Austria, registration for Corona vaccination opened Monday for people age 50 and older. Almost 60,000 pairs of appointments were allocated within the first two hours alone, LHStv. Stephan Pernkopf (ÖVP) announced in a statement. Further age groups will have their turn from Wednesday onwards, until next Monday the time slots will finally be available for all Lower Austrians aged 16 and over. Strongest phase: 1,600 bookings per minuteAccording to Notruf NÖ, the strongest phase was recorded at exactly 10:33 a.m. with 1,600 bookings per minute. 50,000 of the…

Yellow vaccination passport as admission authorization

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 admin

When – as planned – restaurants, hotels and cultural institutions open their doors again on May 19, Austrians who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to use their yellow paper vaccination card as an “entry permit”. This was confirmed today by the Ministry of Health. In any case, the document must show the date of the first vaccination, which must be at least 21 days ago. Which vaccine one has received for protection against the coronavirus does not matter. At the beginning of June, the digital vaccination passport…

1,091 new corona infections in Austria

May 3, 2021 admin

From Sunday to Monday, there are 1,091 new Corona infections in Austria. Thus, the number of new infections at the beginning of the week is slowly but surely moving back towards below 1,000 infections. Compared to the previous week (1,566 cases), this is a minus of 475 cases. Thus, the 7-day incidence is decreasing. In addition, there are 15 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. In Austrian hospitals, there are 32 new cases in normal wards. In intensive care units, occupancy has remained the same. The figures from the…

73 percent of Austrians would not get vaccinated with AstraZeneca

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 admin

According to the survey, (made by Austria Trend by Peter Hajek for APA and ATV), 73 percent say no to the Corona vaccine from AstraZeneca. The second approved vector vaccine from Johnson&Johnson also has a slight image problem, with 31 percent disapproving. Overall, however, willingness to be immunized has increased. In the April survey, 52 percent said they were either already vaccinated or would at least get vaccinated. Twenty-seven percent said immunization was at least unlikely, and the rest were considering it. In January, the ratio was still 41 to…

Czech Republic: Vaccination dates for all from June 1

May 3, 2021 admin

The Czech Republic plans to open registration for coronavirus vaccinations to all residents 16 and older no later than June 1. Starting Wednesday, registration will be open to those aged 50 to 54, Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced yesterday. Currently, only people over 55 and those with certain chronic diseases are vaccinated against the coronavirus in the Czech Republic. There are about 690,000 people in the 50-54 age group in the Czech Republic. The country of 10.7 million people recently surpassed the one million fully vaccinated mark. Another 2.17 million…