Category: General Interest

U.S. vaccine manufacturer Novavax says it has successfully tested its Corona vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 17. The drug’s efficacy was 82 percent, according to the results of a Phase 3 study, the manufacturer announced on Friday. Study in adolescents on Novavax vaccine submittedThe study involved about 2,247 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 in the U.S. – but when the delta variant of the virus was still prevalent, not the omicron variant. The vaccination was well tolerated, they said. Novavax said it would seek approval for…

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Only on Tuesday did the government announce further opening steps amid the omicron wave, and already the next ones are imminent. With February 19 could fall, for instance, the midnight curfew. Details want to determine the federal government on Wednesday in consultations with the state governors and experts. In addition to Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (both Greens), all other responsible members of the government, the provincial governors, and representatives of the General Government Crisis Coordination (GECKO) will participate in the consultations. The…

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The South African discoverer of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus says she has been told not to speak publicly about its milder course. “I was told not to declare publicly that it was a mild disease,” Angelique Coetzee, a medical doctor, told Die Welt (Thursday edition). “I was asked to refrain from making such statements and to say it was a serious illness. I refused to do that.”According to Coetzee, he was not pressured by South African authorities but by European countries. According to the “Welt” report, she cited…

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The semester break at Vienna’s schools will soon come to an end. Students are called upon to take a PCR test as early as this weekend to avoid any nasty surprises on Monday. One wants to make the start of school after the semester break as easy and safe as possible, it says in an appeal by Education City Councilor Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS): “Y request goes out to all students and their parents that the children already tested negative come to school on Monday.” Wiederkehr appeals to everyone to take…

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The new test from China is said to have the accuracy of a PCR test but takes only four minutes to analyze. Chinese scientists say they have developed such a corona test as fast as an antigen test and as accurate as a PCR test. The researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai presented their sensor on Monday in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. According to the paper, the method involves microelectronically examining genetic material on test sticks and obtaining an accurate result within a few minutes. The scientists assured that…

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Despite the current peak of the omicron wave, the government continues to take opening steps. In addition to the already-known relaxations starting next Saturday, such as dropping the 2G rule in stores and museums, the government announced in a release Tuesday that the 2G rule in body-related services will also drop starting February 12. In addition, there will no longer be a person cap at events, but people must still be vaccinated or recovered here. This means that you do not necessarily need a vaccination or recovery certificate to visit…

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21.7 percent of the unvaccinated and officially unrecovered have contracted Corona at some point after all. That corresponded to about 400,000 people at the beginning of January, the health ministry said of a recent Covid 19 dark figure study released Tuesday. It involved testing a representative portion of the population for antibodies to the coronavirus to get a more accurate picture of previously acquired immunity.1,200 blood samples.Between Nov. 30, 2021, and Jan. 13, 2022, about 1,200 blood samples were analyzed by Statistics Austria in cooperation with the Medical University of…

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Twenty-five new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection. From Monday to Tuesday, 27,087 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 32,835 over the past seven days. Currently, 342,898 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,582.19. In the past 24 hours, 494,695 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 5.48 percent. There are also 25 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,271 lives in Austria so…

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Travel to Greece has become more accessible. This morning, Athens no longer requires a negative PCR or rapid test from vaccinated persons when entering the country. The authorities announced that a valid EU vaccination certificate issued in the respective country is again sufficient. Greece had introduced the additional testing requirement for vaccinated entrants last December to curb the spread of CoV infections. Other EU states criticized this solo effort by Athens. Unvaccinated travelers, however, still need a negative PCR test no older than 72 hours or a negative rapid antigen…

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