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The term junk food refers to highly processed foods that contain a lot of sugar, fat, and salt. In other words, those foods and drinks that we can’t keep our hands off. Yet there are many good reasons why we should resist. The term junk food originates from the USA and means “waste food. “So it makes it unmistakably clear that we are talking about unhealthy food. The range is broad and includes many foods. Most of them have been heavily processed industrially and contain a nasty mixture of lots…

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After two years of the pandemic, some things still puzzle us. For example, many have experienced having contact with an infected person and still not contracting Corona. How can this be? Researchers from the United Kingdom have investigated what this could be due to and now provide the first results. In the controversial study, volunteers were deliberately infected with the coronavirus. British study: This is why some people are spared from Corona For the past two years, respirators, disinfecting hands, and keeping our distance have been part of our daily…

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Nearly 6 million deaths were recorded in the first two years of the pandemic. However, according to a recent study, there may be three times as many Corona deaths worldwide as officially registered – around 18 million. Official: More than 6 million corona deaths The pandemic may have claimed many more lives worldwide than previously assumed. According to a current study in the scientific journal “The Lancet, “18.2 million more people died between January 2020 and December 2021 than would have been expected in years without the pandemic. Officially, only…

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According to President Joe Biden, a direct military confrontation in Ukraine between the US military and Russian forces must be prevented to avoid a “third world war. “ BIDEN WROTE ON FRIDAY THAT the US military and Nato partners would defend “every inch” of the alliance’s territory united and “with full force. “But we will not go to war with Russia in Ukraine. A confrontation between Nato and Russia is World War III – and something we must strive to prevent,” the Democrat wrote. Ukraine is not a Nato member.…

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On Sunday (March 11, 2022) marks the first highlight of the traditional “Aktion Familienfasttag” as “Collection Sunday.“ The main topics are “care” work and empowerment. A particular focus is on women in Manila, Philippines. In addition to the traditional “Suppensonntag” event, this year’s “Aktion Familienfasttag” will also be a media event, announced Catholic Action Austria (KAÖ) on its website. For example, reports were already published in advance about the Philippine aid organization “AKKMA,“ which focuses on networking and mutual empowerment for women’s self-determination in a male-dominated society. “Thanks to the…

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Infection with SARS-CoV-2, despite having completed two partial vaccinations, protects against severe illness caused by omicron, delta, or other virus variants. But a planned triple vaccination is better. Scientists at the Charite University Hospital in Berlin have found that cross-immunity from disease only occurs if there are more than three months between the second vaccination and the infection. The scientific study has now been published in “Emerging Infectious Diseases” (DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.220271), as reported by the German Medical Journal on Thursday. “Fully vaccinated individuals form cross-neutralizing antibodies after infection, similar to…

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The expert commission on compulsory vaccination assumes that a new and possibly massive corona wave can “very probably” be expected in autumn. If one is not adequately prepared for this, there could again be drastic Corona measures up to and including lockdowns. However, an immediate vaccination obligation is “not necessary” or “not appropriate. “A postponement would have the advantage that the measure could no longer be necessary. Corona wave expected in autumn: Lockdowns also possible According to the experts, their current implementation would only be legally possible for neither vaccinated…

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The Austro-French vaccine manufacturer Valneva considers approval of its Covid vaccine VLA2001 by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) possible by the end of March. Company representatives said that the inactivated vaccine could be available in the second half of April 2022. Many vaccination skeptics wanted to wait for this protection. Another offer in a series of vaccines The offer of the vaccine, which is based on a long-tested and established technology-based on whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 pathogens, thus joins the now quite comprehensive range of vaccines. In any case, the Valneva…

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The infection situation in Austria will not calm down in the coming weeks – that is the essence of the Covid 19 forecast and capacity preview of the forecasting consortium, which was published on Wednesday. For the experts, the reason lies primarily in the far-reaching relaxations; after all, as of last Saturday, night catering was opened, the mask requirement was lifted in many areas, and access rules were also largely relaxed. “The current forecast assumes an increase in the incidence of infection, which is driven by the opening steps of…

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