Category: Austrian News

From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 592 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (552 cases), new infections increased by 40 cases. The last time there was a similarly high value was May 27 (585). This brings the 7-day incidence to 37.67. In addition, there are two new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 5,722 with 350 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 59,684 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.99 percent. There are currently…

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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) presented a four-point plan “for a safe start to school in the fall” on Wednesday. He presented it at a joint press conference with microbiologist Norbert Kreuzinger and virologist Dorothee von Laer. The goal is continuous attendance. School closures and shift work are no longer an option, Faßmann emphasized: “No one in government wants that.” Such measures are to be prevented with the following security concept: Early warning system through wastewater analysesWastewater analysts will regularly analyze the “risk situation” in 116 wastewater treatment plants in…

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The Ministry of Health has evaluated for the first time how well Corona vaccinations in Austria really protect against disease. The result. How well do Corona vaccinations in Austria statistically protect against disease? This is precisely the question that the Ministry of Health has addressed by conducting a survey based on data from the Epidemiological Reporting System. The survey identified so-called “vaccination breakthroughs”, which are Corona infections including symptoms such as fever, cough or loss of taste. The Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has analyzed the figures along…

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The current week brings vaccination opportunities in shopping centers in Vienna. In Austria, the provinces are resorting to targeted on-the-spot offers against the backdrop of Corona vaccination fatigue. In Vienna, vaccination offers in shopping centers kick off this week. Lower Austria, Styria, Salzburg, Upper Austria and Burgenland are also holding vaccination days again without advance notice. Vaccination buses, for example in Vienna, Salzburg and Upper Austria, are also taking the vaccine to the population. Currently, just under 60 percent of the total population has received initial vaccination. Vienna: Corona inoculation…

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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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