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There are also three new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. There were 390 new Corona infections in Austria from Monday to Tuesday. The number of new cases was significantly lower than the average of 473 cases over the past seven days. Compared to the previous week (367 cases), new infections increased by 23 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 37.22. In addition, there are three new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 5,482 with 43 new recoveries. In the past 24…

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Progress in vaccination continues to be slow – especially among those who have not yet been vaccinated. According to the federal government’s vaccination dashboard, 25,066 stitches were administered on Monday, but only 3,640 of them were first-time stitches. By comparison, the previous peak dates to June 2, with more than 143,000 Corona vaccinations administered nationwide. In total, 5,302,441 people have received at least one partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine passport data (as of Monday). That’s 59.4 percent of the population. 4,644,762, or 52 percent of the population, have received both…

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Vaccination against the corona virus with all available vaccines is offered at the Austria Center Vienna from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day until Sunday as part of the vaccination campaign that started today. The manufacturers BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are available. The vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna can be used to vaccinate people aged twelve years and older. AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are also available to persons 18 years and older. The interval between the second partial vaccination can be arranged flexibly according to…

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The city’s nursing homes were the first to be vaccinated at the beginning of the year. It is currently assumed that a third vaccination will be necessary nine months after the basic immunization. As a result, the Health Department plans to provide boosters in autumn. “From today’s perspective, the recommendation for the third sting of CoV vaccination is around nine months after the second vaccination. Therefore, booster vaccinations will begin in the fall,” the Ministry of Health told ORF’s “Wien Heute”. Initially, risk groups who were vaccinated at the beginning…

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After the boat, now comes the bus: In Vienna, two vaccination buses are on the road from Wednesday, in which one can be vaccinated against the coronavirus without registration and appointment. In the Austria Center and eight vaccination boxes are also vaccination without registration. The two buses of Wiener Linien will make stops at alternating, heavily frequented locations, it was said by Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Over 18-year-olds can get the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson there, for people between twelve and 18 years there is Biontech/Pfizer. All…

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In the fight against the coronavirus, Vienna relies on vaccinations without registration and without appointment. Two major campaigns start today: Eight vaccination boxes, distributed throughout the city, open and in the Austria Center will be vaccinated for a week spontaneously with free choice of vaccine. In Austria Center, the COVID 19 vaccination without registration takes place until Sunday, August 8. Aside from this, one can also choose between all available vaccines – AstraZeneca, Biontech/Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. All that is needed is an ID card and, if available,…

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From Saturday to Sunday, there were 452 new Corona infections in Austria. This brings the 7-day incidence to 36.38. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid-19 infection. The number of active cases thus continues to rise – to 5,383 now. Similar numbers of cases were last recorded at the end of May. In the past 24 hours, 57,370 new PCR tests were performed, keeping the positive rate steady at about 0.83 percent. Currently, 121 patients are undergoing inpatient treatment for covid disease. That’s two more than Saturday,…

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Starting Monday, August 2, 2021, people will be able to get vaccinated without prior registration at eight more locations spread throughout Vienna. In the eight new vaccination containers, vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson vaccines will then be possible for people over the age of 18 and from Biontech/Pfizer for people between the ages of 12 and 18. This significantly expands the offer of low-threshold vaccinations without prior registration and is now possible at a total of 11 locations plus the vaccination weeks at the Austria Center Vienna. Vaccination box on…

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In Austria, 538 new Corona infections have been reported from Friday to Saturday. This is higher than the seven-day average of 445, but the number of Covid 19 patients in hospitals remained constant and there was again no Sars Cov 2 death. However, the seven-day incidence rose to 34.9 cases per 100,000 population. The day before, it was 32.8, according to the Ministry of Health and Interior. On Saturday, 5292 were actively infected with Corona, 108 more than on Friday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence currently remains Salzburg…

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