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New study data clearly show that many agents – other than those thought – are ineffective for covid 19 infection. Zinc, vitamin C, or vitamin D make no difference in covid 19 courses or as corona prophylaxis. That’s what studies from the United States show. Researchers have also been disappointed in plasma from people who have already survived the disease. The search for ways to influence the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection or covid-19 with drugs has brought a wide variety of agents into discussion over the past year. Some important…

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The results of the so-called Wachau study are available – and they provide hope. The immunity rate of the population is likely to be higher than expected – at around 25 percent – and the antibodies appear to have a long lifespan. The screenings were conducted for the fourth time in mid-February by Danube Private University (DPU) in Krems in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau (Krems district). Almost 60 percent of the inhabitants – 824 to be exact – took part in the study, plus 463 formerly infected Lower Austrians outside…

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The dream is still an unexplained phenomenon for scientists in many parts. You have to have been awake for at least three minutes to remember a dream. Therefore, congratulations to all those who supposedly never dream – these people have a good, deep sleep. The “cinema in the brain” takes place mainly in the REM (rapid eye movement) phase, in which the eyes move very quickly under the closed eyelids. In this phase, the brain works similarly actively as in the waking state. “During sleep, we fall into the REM…

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After the European Medicines Agency (EMA) already granted approval for the Johnson & Jonson preparation on Thursday, another piece of good vaccine news follows. As reported by leading newspapers in the German speaking countries, U.S. pharmaceutical company Novavax announced that its vaccine has 96 percent efficacy against the variant of origin of COVID-19. According to the study conducted in the UK, the efficacy against the British mutation of the virus is said to be ten percent lower. However, how well the drug did against the South African and Brazilian variants…

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The Corona vaccine from U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has a special feature: the drug only needs to be administered once. This sets it apart from the three vaccines approved so far in the EU, which require two doses. An overview of the differences and similarities between the agents. How do the vaccines work? The agents from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are so-called vector vaccines. A virus that is harmless to humans introduces information from the pathogen that causes the disease into the body. In the case of…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam has recommended the use of the Corona vaccine from U.S. manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. This means a fourth vaccine should soon be administered in the European Union. However, final approval must be granted by the EU Commission. Austria’s Health Ministry sees “tailwind” for domestic vaccination campaign. However, the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which is responsible for the matter, has only recommended conditional approval of the vaccine – and that is for everyone 18 years of age and older.…

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Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address on Feb. 28, 2021. VATICAN MEDIA Pope Francis will lead the Filipino community in Italy in celebrating the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest based in Rome said. Scalabrinian Fr. Ricky Gente of the Filipino Chaplaincy in Rome said the celebration will be highlighted with a Mass to be officiated by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica at 10:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m. in the Philippines) on March 14. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect…

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Testing for COVID-19 is now very simple. With the LOLLIPOP test, testing can be done in a snap without the unpleasant nasal or throat swabbing or spitting and gargling. When people talk about COVID-19 antigen tests, they automatically think of the nasal swab or the spit test. Yet the latest approved variant of the Covid-19 antigen test is simpler than ever, and somewhat reminiscent in its handling of the principle of a pregnancy test. The procedure is simple and clean. Take the test out of the package, remove the lid,…

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Honors for Austria’s largest hospital, Vienna General Hospital (AKH): the hospital has earned recognition in the eyes of U.S. news magazine Newsweek and data provider Statista. The hospital and its clinics at MedUni Vienna landed in 27th place on the list of 200 top hospitals in 25 states (a total of 2,000 hospitals evaluated). In second place for Austria is Innsbruck University Hospital (49). These are the best hospitals in the worldMost of the rich industrialized countries (USA, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France Italy, Switzerland, Israel, etc.) are the home…

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