Category: General Interest

Measles cases worldwide are rising very rapidly. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes millions of children are at risk, it reported Wednesday in Geneva. The number of reported cases in the first two months of 2022 was 79 percent higher than in the same period last year. The reason for the increase, it said, is that too many children are not being vaccinated, partly because vaccination programs were interrupted as a result of the Corona pandemic. Similarly, some countries had to use funds earmarked for measles vaccination…

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The world’s oldest person, Japanese Kane Tanaka, died at 119. As announced by the local government of her hometown Fukuoka, located in southwestern Japan, Tanaka died already on April 19. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Frenchwoman Lucile Randon is now the world’s oldest person at 118 years and 73 days. According to the Ministry of Health, Japan’s oldest person is now 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi from Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, as the seventh child, with eight siblings. In 1922, she married at the…

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The company funded the study, and the EMA continues to see no need for a fourth vaccination for everyone. The initially high level of protection against hospitalizations and emergency room visits in Omicron decreases after only a few months following booster vaccination with the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine. New study data from Southern California published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows this. “Covid-19 booster vaccinations with Pfizer/Biontech significantly improve protection against omicron, although this protection appears to wane after three months against emergency department visits and even hospitalizations,” summarized the study’s lead…

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There is no longer a mask requirement at schools as of Monday, 26. April 2022. In classrooms and group rooms, the use of the FFP2 masks in schools is no longer mandatory. Given the recent decline in the number of infections and the end of the unlimited free tests, the testing system at schools was scaled back only last week. Instead of three trials (at least two PCR, one antigen test), there is now only one PCR test per week at the schools. Antigen tests are now only used on…

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During the first half of the day, it will rain on Monday, especially on the northern side of the Alps and in the north and east. South of the main ridge of the Alps, the sun will still shine frequently in the beginning. In the afternoon, the focus of the showers will increasingly shift to the south and southeast. Isolated thunderstorm cells are possible in the mountains. Sometimes briskly, the west to the northwest will pick up in the Danube region and northern Burgenland. The early morning temperatures will be…

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Moderna says it has also begun testing another bivalent vaccine that combines an Omicron-specific vaccine with its original. According to a new study, the combination booster from U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna achieves better results in repelling the Omikron variant than the current booster vaccine. The bivalent vaccine targets two types of pathogens and is the best hope for prolonged protection. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna has achieved promising results in a study with its enhanced Corona vaccine. The bivalent booster vaccine, which thus targets both the beta variant and the original…

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The long-lasting symptoms of corona are varied and can last for an extended period. According to an American study, the infection is now thought to affect the eyes and, in particular, vision. Corona‘s symptoms are familiar and can be surprising. While they sometimes last over a long period, one of the critical signs of the disease could affect vision, a new American study shows. A new symptom affecting the eyes We’re familiar with the classic symptoms that affect the entire immune system, such as fatigue, coughing, and headaches. Recently, other…

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According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 600,000 additional people were displaced in Ukraine in the first 17 days of April. This brought the total number of displaced people since the war to more than 7.7 million, or 17 percent of the population. At least 60 percent of those fleeing are women. More than half of the people displaced inside Ukraine complain of a lack of certain food items. According to UN data, more than five million people have left their country. Ukraine: 200,000 refugees expected in…

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For the first time in centuries, fewer than half of German citizens are Protestant or Catholic Church members. Christianity is losing ground in our neighboring country. A year ago, Roman Catholic and Protestant Church members together accounted for 51 percent of Germany’s total population. But the creeping trend of people leaving the church has now fallen below a dramatic mark: since spring 2022, church members have been in the minority for the first time in centuries, and together they now make up less than 50 percent of the population. This…

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