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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against relaxing corona restrictions over Christmas if authorities do not have full control over the infection. “If people become infected with each other and if a country does not have the necessary infrastructure to track cases and isolate and quarantine contacts, then easing will lead to more widespread infection,” said WHO Emergency Relief Coordinator Mike Ryan in Geneva last night. Governments must be aware that they can only weigh up the risks. There is no scientific formula for determining what relaxation is justifiable or…

Since the first lockdown in March, many Austrians have spent more time at home. This has also affected order and cleanliness in their own four walls, according to a survey commissioned by ImmoScout24. One third of Austrians stated that these aspects are now much more important, 29 percent tidy up more often, 28 percent clean more often. The 18 to 29-year-olds in particular have discovered their love of cleanliness and order during the crisis, at least according to the survey. According to the survey, 44 percent in this age group…

After Pfizer, Biontech and Moderne, AstraZeneca, together with the University of Oxford, also submitted data on its vaccine. In the search for a corona vaccine, a third vaccine project has reported a study success. Following the duo BioNTech and Pfizer as well as the US group Moderna, the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, together with the University of Oxford, also presented positive data on the efficacy of its vaccine. AstraZeneca announced on Monday that the vaccine could achieve an efficacy of around 90 percent against Covid-19. No serious side effects have…

The test results are promising, that is why the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Biontech have already applied for emergency approval for their coronavirus vaccine in the USA. In Europe, too, a procedure for approval has been underway since the beginning of October – albeit somewhat differently. An emergency approval like in the USA does not exist in Europe. Here, a so-called rolling review process is currently underway for the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer, with manufacturers submitting information from the vaccine studies since the beginning of October. The data will…

In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) plans to deliver two billion doses of vaccine to a total of 92 low-income countries. The logistical preparations are already underway, UNICEF announced today. One billion injections are also to be shipped. “As work on the development of Covid-19 vaccines continues, UNICEF is stepping up efforts with airlines, freight companies, shipping lines and other logistical associations to deliver life-saving vaccines as quickly and safely as possible,” said UNICEF’s Director of Supply, Etleva Kadilli. “Historic mammoth task”This should…