Category: General Interest

Current figures provided by the Ministry of Health clearly show that booster vaccinations against Covid-19 work. Two out of three patients who had to be hospitalized with Covid-19 in a normal ward on Tuesday were not vaccinated or not sufficiently vaccinated. In intensive care units, an average of more than four out of every five affected are not fully immunized, or about 80 percent. Proportion of vaccinated Covid patients in hospitals decliningThe proportion of vaccinated Covid 19 patients in hospitals has declined since late November, when third sticks against coronavirus…

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Pope Francis has lamented the lack of vaccines in poorer countries. “There is still much to be done and in some countries adequate treatment remains a luxury. This can be seen, for example, in the scarcity of vaccines against covid-19 in the poorest countries, but even more so in the inability to treat diseases that require much simpler medicines,” the pope said in his message for the 30th World Day of the Sick. “We bless the Lord for the advances that medical science has made, especially in recent times; new…

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The fourth vaccination dose with the preparation from Biontech and Pfizer increases the number of antibodies against the new CoV variant Omicron fivefold within one week, according to an Israeli study. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presented this finding today during a visit to Shiba Hospital near Tel Aviv, along with study leader Gili Regev. “The fourth vaccination is safe and effective,” Bennett said. However, the amount of increase in antibodies does not automatically indicate the extent to which actual protection against infection or disease improves. Already 10,000 vaccinated four…

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According to a model calculation by the Complexity Science Hub, only four out of ten people in Austria are protected from Omicron by vaccination or recovery. This is equivalent to the immune protection of the population at the end of June. Evidence of mild symptomsOmicron has significantly reduced the immune protection of the population. According to a model calculation published on Tuesday by the Complexity Science Hub, only four out of ten people in Austria are protected from Omicron disease by vaccination or recovery. By comparison, a good seven out…

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Vienna. Temperature records are tumbling, spring fever as far as the eye can see – so far, the year 2022 is shining with dream weather. “This is certainly special and not an annual occurrence,” reports Clemens Biermair from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Also today, the temperatures remain high, especially in the east, values up to 15 degrees are expected. Nevertheless by tomorrow at the latest, the sun will give way to precipitation, a powerful cold front will return to Austria. Already tonight it will hit the west,…

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that symptoms have been observed in Omicron patients that were not present in previous mutations.Unlike most mutations, the highly contagious Omicron variant is characterized by entirely Corona-unique symptoms. In most countries around the globe, the Omicron mutation is slowly but surely taking the top spot in new infections, including Austria. While many questions remain regarding the danger posed by the variant and its transmissibility, symptoms have been observed in omicron patients that have not yet been observed in connection with the coronavirus. Gray…

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These exotics bring the tropics to your plate even in winter: mangoes. But how do I tell if the fruit is ripe-and what’s the best way to serve it? A few tips. The sweet flesh of a mango is bright yellow-orange – but how do you tell if it’s ripe from the outside when you’re shopping? Sometimes the skin is more green to yellow-orange, sometimes it has red cheeks. Important to know: The color says nothing about the ripeness, but depends on the variety, says the Federal Center for Nutrition…

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Omicron is dominating Austria. In Upper Austria, the number of cases has more than quadrupled – within just one week. At Christmas, we had 107 confirmed Omicron cases, and 455 Upper Austrians are currently infected. This means that the number of people infected with Omicron in Upper Austria has more than quadrupled since December 26. In Vienna, in the chancellor’s office, there will be a Corona summit on Tuesday – also because of Omicron. A press spokesman for the General Governmental Corona Crisis Coordination (GECKO) on Sunday: “Because of the…

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Because the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, the affected countries are reacting with new measures. England reintroduces the mask obligation for older pupils, the United Arab Emirates forbids unvaccinated people to travel. Meanwhile, France decides to relax quarantine rules out of concern for maintaining daily life. Despite a recent record of more than 200,000 new Corona infections per day, France is shortening its quarantine periods. In the event of an infection, those who have been fully vaccinated will only have to remain in quarantine for seven days…

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