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A new study shows that you should also wear a mouth mask outdoors. Especially on windy days, the risk of infection increases. A new study shows that windy weather can accelerate the spread of coronaviruses. As researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay discovered, gusts of wind can carry pathogens from people who are coughing. The findings were published in the journal Physics of Fluids. Airborne viral load increases due to windFor the study, the experts wanted to test how viruses are spread by coughing and wind. “Mimicking real…

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For years, butter was considered unhealthy. Several studies have now disproved butter’s bad reputation. Which is now healthier: butter or margarine? It seems to be a question of faith and taste whether you prefer butter or margarine on your bread. Some people prefer to eat margarine because it is supposedly better for blood cholesterol, while others prefer butter because it tastes better and is a natural dairy product. We wanted to know what’s behind all the myths and whether butter or margarine is the healthier spread. Differences between butter and…

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In most “classic” vacation countries, restrictions have now been relaxed because of the CoV pandemic. However, the “3-G rule” applies practically everywhere when entering the country. Most countries also require electronic registration, and different regulations apply to tests. In any case, autumn vacationers should familiarize themselves with the state of affairs – especially since it can change quickly. The decisive factor is, of course, the respective current situation with regard to the number of new infections, and that looks quite different. In Italy, with its very high vaccination coverage rate,…

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“New voicemail,” the text message says, for example, or “You have a missed call.” This is followed by a link to a website. Anyone who receives such messages should be wide awake and under no circumstances click on the link – this is a scam. Because the website behind the link is not a voice recording at all, but a request to install a new app. The app can, for example, copy and steal data from the smartphone, send unnoticed SMS via the cell phone number or cause other damage.…

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In a study published today, AGES determined the effectiveness of COVID vaccines licensed in Austria: The mRNA vaccines showed the best protection against infection across all age groups, even against the delta variant. In the over-60s, AstraZeneca’s efficacy was nearly equal, beaten by J&J. “This current study shows once again that vaccination works,” emphasized Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens). In Austria, the mRNA vaccines (from BioNTech and Pfizer as well as Moderna) as well as AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have been used so far. For the entire study period…

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As before, the effectiveness of the Covid vaccination is the dominant topic in vaccine-critical circles. On Facebook, for example, it is said that the number of vaccination breakthroughs in Austria is massively increasing. The same development had been shown in Israel. The fact that the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” is nothing but an advertising slogan can also be seen in the number of vaccinated people in Tyrolean hospitals. It is suggested that these data are evidence of insufficient vaccination effectiveness. But the data do not show that the Covid vaccination…

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Corona vaccination is very effective in protecting against severe disease progression – even in the case of the delta variant – according to a new French study.“Vaccinated people have a nine times lower risk of being hospitalized or dying from covid-19 than unvaccinated people,” said epidemiologist Mahmoud Zureik, head of the Epi-Phare scientific group, which published the results of its study Monday. Data from 22 million people studiedThe scientists examined data from 22 million people over the age of 50 in the period from Dec. 27, 2020, to July 20.…

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Everyone knows the Adriatic Sea, but there is much more hidden beneath it – researchers from the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland have discovered a lost continent. The land masses of the earth have looked quite different before, that is well known. Because the continents that we know today as Africa, Europe, Australia and Co. have shifted and changed over time. Researchers at the University of Utrecht have taken a closer look at ancient tectonics using a new method – and discovered a continent that lies between Europe and Africa. Greater…

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Study: The pandemic challenges many people. Increasing depression and anxiety disorders are the result. The number of mental illnesses has increased tremendously worldwide due to the Corona pandemic. In Covid year 2020, there were about 53 million additional cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million additional cases of anxiety disorder attributable to the viral crisis, according to a recent estimate. That would represent a global increase of 28 percent and 26 percent, respectively, warn researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland and the University of Washington in the journal The…

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