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Earlier than planned, Corona booster vaccinations started in Vienna on Thursday. The Liesinger nursing home St. Barbara of Caritas made the start. “Now that the preparations for the third vaccination against Covid-19 in Vienna have been completed, we will immediately begin to further immunize residents in Vienna’s nursing homes against the virus,” stressed Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ). From Friday, registrations are possible for all Viennese. From (tomorrow) Friday, it is also possible to register online via impfservice.wien and by phone via 1450 for a third vaccination, the city said in…

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On Monday, the new school year starts in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. One week later, it will also start in the other federal states. Below are some questions and answers about the Corona rules in the new school year. Does my child have to take a Corona test in order to participate in the face-to-face classes? For the first three weeks, absolutely. During this “safety period,” all children must test three times a week – regardless of whether they are vaccinated. One test per week must be a more…

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After an update, you can now read which special regulations have to be observed in the federal states in the Grüner-Pass app.Green passport only for fully-immunized peopleThe Green Pass app has received an update that observes special rules in the federal states. This currently takes into account, for example, the different validity period of 3-G proofs in Vienna. The selection of the federal state is possible via a separate selection field. Functions of the updated version of Green Pass app The “Green Passport App” published by the Ministry of Health…

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Another corona virus variant with a particularly large number of mutations is spreading from South Africa. C.1.2 could be a “very nasty variant,” a virologist says. Alpha, beta, gamma and delta – these are the variants of the coronavirus that dominate infection events in our country and also the news coverage. But there are many more variants – currently 1,570 – with different mutations, and with each new infection there is a chance that the coronavirus will continue to change or adapt. One relatively new variant that is keeping scientists…

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At least 70 percent of people in the EU are fully vaccinated against the corona virus.This was announced by EU Commission President von der Leyen.This means that the EU has achieved an important goal. The European Union has achieved an important goal in the fight against coronavirus. According to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 70 percent of adults are now fully vaccinated. “That’s more than 250 million people immunized,” the EU’s chief executive said Tuesday. She spoke of a “great achievement” and a “milestone.” The EU has successfully…

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The school year starts with a safety period. The first vacations are coming soon. On September 6, the new school year starts in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, in the other provinces it starts on September 13. Unusual is the corona-related start with a three-week “safety phase” – during this time there are uniform requirements for corona tests and mandatory masks at the schools. Following is an overview of the most important dates. What happens during the safety phase?During the safety phase, all students and teachers must take a Corona…

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Approximately one in five people with corona disease do not develop immune protection against SARS-CoV-2, according to a study by scientists at MedUni Vienna. Protection requires the ability to form antibodies.The protection that prevents docking and invasion of the body’s cells only occurs if antibodies can be formed against the folded receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein. However, some people are unable to do so, likely due to current vaccines. Corona sufferers and antibodiesThis docking site does not change significantly even in viral mutants, a MedUni statement stressed…

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A new Delta variant is spreading in the United States. There are already cases in Europe as well. Now the first researchers are already urging caution. The coronavirus continues to mutate: after Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, as well as some lesser-known variants, another mutant has now appeared in the form of AY.3. This is a subspecies of the delta variant, which is currently also dominant in Switzerland and is significantly more infectious than earlier Sars-CoV-2 forms. The spread of AY.3 is mainly observed in the Midwest and in the…

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“We won’t get around a lockdown,” says virologistDorothee von Laer. Vaccination for under-12s could provide a remedy. Innsbruck virologist Dorothee von Laer believes a new Corona lockdown is inevitable in the fall. The expert says so in an interview in the current issue of the news magazine “profil”. “If the wave does not flatten out soon, we will not get around a lockdown,” says von Laer. The reasons: low Corona vaccination rates, declining protection among the elderly and the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus. There is one big…

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