Category: General Interest

According to a forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), autumnal high-pressure weather is expected over the next few days, with rain coming from the west only on All Saints’ Day. Temperatures will rise up to 21 degrees with foehn influence. The details: On Friday, the high pressure influence with calm autumn weather will continue. In the Danube region, at Bodensee and in the inner Alps, especially in the Carinthian basins, there will be some early fog again, but it will mostly dissipate. Away from the fog,…

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After recovery, it is possible to have a vaccination against the coronavirus after only four weeks. Those who have recovered and have been vaccinated are then considered fully immunized. But what if the infection and the vaccination took place several months ago? k.at publishes a interview with Dr. Eva Höltl, occupational physician and spokesperson for the “Austria vaccinates” initiative. Dr. Hörtl explains when convalescents who have been vaccinated once should receive a booster vaccination. When should convalescents receive a booster vaccination?“Studies show that convalescent individuals need only one vaccination to…

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The acute corona vaccine shortage in poorer countries threatens the entire world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ahead of the G20 summit, the WHO is therefore calling on the 20 major industrialized and emerging countries to act as quickly as possible. Providing care to the poorest is solely a matter of will, Bruce Aylward, on the WHO’s leadership team for vaccination issues too constantly, said in Geneva. “Because these 20 countries control the vaccine supply.” The G20 summit takes place this weekend in Rome. The WHO warns that…

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Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the pre-Christmas flood of parcels and sending fake parcel notifications via SMS. Anyone who opens the link gets a virus on their cell phone. The regulatory authority RTR and the shipping giant DHL warn against the fake parcel notifications. Thousands of recipients of such SMS have reported fraud attempts to the authority. DHL warns that the scammers often pretend that the SMS comes from DHL. The messages say that an undelivered package is waiting to be picked up. In addition, there is a hyperlink…

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The plum is a variety of about 2,000 plum species and a real hit in season. In contrast to the plum, its “little sister” is somewhat more acidic and has a firmer flesh. Anyone who thinks plums are only good as desserts is mistaken. Sauces made from the fruit are excellent accompaniments to poultry. If you want to store the fruit, you can dry it or turn it into jam. Schnapps can also be made from it.From a health point of view, the plum offers natural protection against cancer and…

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According to the working document of the responsible commission – published by APA – only Burgenland and Vienna make it into the orange sector of the CoV traffic light, which indicates high risk. In the remaining provinces as well as in the entire state, the traffic light is red. This means that there is a very high risk of infection. The decisive factor for the coloration is the so-called risk number. Very high risk applies from the 100 mark. Only Vienna (81.5) and Burgenland (78.5) remain below this level, and…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) could decide by Christmas whether to approve Biontech and Pfizer’s CoV vaccine for children as young as five. “The current timeline for the evaluation is approximately two months,” the EMA told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) today. The agency is committed to “doing everything in its power to complete the evaluation within the shortest possible time,” RND quoted an EMA spokeswoman as saying. At the same time, however, a careful and robust evaluation of all available efficacy and safety data in this very young age group must…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved booster vaccinations against coronavirus using the U.S. company Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine. “Data showed that a third dose of Spikevax given six to eight months after the second dose resulted in an increase in antibody levels in adults whose antibody levels had decreased,” the Amsterdam-based agency said Monday, explaining its decision. Third Corona vaccination with Moderna approved in EUCompetent health authorities in EU countries could now make official recommendations for the administration of booster doses “taking into account the local epidemiological situation,” the EMA…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has provided his traditional televised address on National Day with an urgent appeal. Referring to the climate crisis, the president said: “I could now tell you about everything that is happening, about forest fires, hurricanes and floods, about the rise of the seas, about the extinction of entire animal species. I’ll spare you that now.” Everyone and anyone knows this, Van der Bellen says: “We all know what’s going on. Some of them will perhaps say: The old man should give it a rest,…

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