Before the pope travels to Iraq at the beginning of March, he and his fellow travelers are to be vaccinated against corona. This was reported by the US magazine “America” according to Kathpress online on Tuesday with reference to Vatican circles. Like other states, the Vatican has already ordered vaccine doses. On Monday, the Vatican had announced the Pope’s plans for a trip to Iraq from March 5 to 8. The course and program will be announced later, taking into account the further development of the pandemic. The travel announcement…
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Vaccination Day in Great Britain: The first corona vaccination is administered
At exactly 6.31 a.m. local time, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan received the country’s first vaccination against the corona virus at University Hospital Coventry. In a logistical effort similar to military ventures, the British authorities have already brought 800,000 doses of the promising vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech into the country since the vaccine was approved a week ago. They are to be administered in the coming days. Only recipients will be medical personnel and citizens over 80 years of age. Among them are Queen Elizabeth, 94, and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip. Both…
Read More2,377 new infections and 105 deaths in Austria
Within 24 hours, more than 100 people have again died of Corona. In Austria, 4,002 people have died with or due to the corona virus so far. This is shown in the daily figures of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. The number of newly infected persons within 24 hours is 2,377, slightly higher than the previous day’s figure (2,263), according to figures released on Tuesday (as of 9:30 a.m.). 3,917 corona patients were undergoing hospital treatment, 609 of them in intensive care units. So far,…
Read MoreQuestions and Answers: Our association has a general assembly. May we hold it, and what are the rules?
Since Monday, new rules for the everyday life of Austrians have been in effect once again this year. AustrianPress provides answers to some of the questions raised by our readers: Is it possible to travel via the “Große or Kleine Deutsche Eck?” when I want to go to Voralrberg? Yes, says the ÖAMTC. There is no quarantine when passing through Germany. The situation can change, information under www.oeamtc.at. The government has announced new entry regulations. What will then apply to 24-hour nurses?The new entry regulation to apply from December 19…
Read MoreWhen is one no longer contagious?
The code number for how contagious a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 is the Ct-value (“cycle threshold”), which is determined in a PCR test. It is calculated from the number of times a sample (nasal/throat swab) must be repeated in the laboratory to detect the virus. The more often the procedure is used to find pathogens, the fewer of them are present – i.e. less of them are passed on. If there is a high viral load, a positive result is seen earlier, and the person affected is considered to be…
Read MoreCoV antibody studies demonstrate constant, stable immunity
A study carried out at the University Hospital of Innsbruck concludes that CoV genes have stable long-term immunity. The results are in line with international findings, explained study leader Florian Deisenhammer in the APA interview. This has consequences for practical applications, for example when working in exposed areas or when vaccinating. The study was initiated by the Neurology Laboratory and conducted in cooperation with the University Hospital for Psychiatry II and the Institute of Virology. “The 29 study participants were on average 44 years old and all of them had…
Read MoreWhat are the side effects of the CoV vaccination?
RNA vaccines against Covid-19 can cause unpleasant side effects. According to medical experts, fatigue, chills and fever are not a bad sign per se: such symptoms indicate that the immune system is becoming active. In Great Britain it is to start this week. 40 million doses of the vaccine, recently approved by emergency approval from Biontech and Pfizer, are ready for its first use in the population. The European Medicines Agency EMA, however, is taking its time until the end of December to decide on a possible approval. Continental European…
Read MoreGreat Britain starts with vaccinations
Before all EU states, Great Britain wants to start with nationwide vaccinations against the corona virus today. Initially, people over 80 years of age, employees in nursing homes and particularly endangered medical personnel are to receive the product from the Mainz-based manufacturer Biontech and its US partner Pfizer. 50 hospitals are to serve as vaccination centers. The logistical challenge is great because the vaccine has to be cooled at minus 70 degrees Celsius. Russia was the first European country to start large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus in Moscow on Saturday.…
Read MoreUNO launches “Epidemic Preparedness Day”
In the midst of the worldwide fight against the coronavirus, the United Nations has created the “International Day for Epidemic Preparedness”. This is to take place annually on December 27, according to a resolution passed yesterday. On this day, people should be sensitized to the dangers of epidemics, for example through information events, and preparations for such epidemics should be reviewed. The resolution was adopted immediately before the first anniversary of the beginning of the CoV pandemic: On December 8, 2019, the first diseases were discovered in Wuhan, China, which…
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