Category: General Interest

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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In Vösendorf, Vienna-Simmering, Langenzersdorf, Linz and Klagenfurt, METRO now also offers PCR tests for customers. With an eCard, the tests in the test streets are free of charge. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, METRO Austria has been making a massive effort to ensure the safety, protection and health of its employees and customers. In addition to rapid antigen tests, PCR tests are now offered at the locations in Vösendorf, Vienna-Simmering, Langenzersdorf, Linz and Klagenfurt. These are free of charge upon presentation of the Austrian social security card (eCard). In…

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As of November 8, foreign nationals will again be able to travel to the U.S. if they are fully vaccinated against coronavirus with internationally recognized preparations. Vaccines that have received approval or emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) will be accepted, the White House announced today in Washington. This includes all vaccines approved in Austria. Approved vaccines Specifically, the preparations of Biontech and Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Sinopharm and Sinovac are accepted. Travelers must prove their vaccination status…

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The Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail will not take place in 2021 either, after it was already cancelled last year due to the pandemic. “Due to the still volatile infection situation, it is unfortunately also this year not possible to organize an event of this type and size in full compliance with the applicable requirements and 3-G controls,” organizer stadt wien marketing said on Sunday.The safety of the visitors has top priority for the city. Therefore, the decision to send the New Year’s Eve Trail 2021 into the break extension…

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A new mutation of coronavirus is also spreading in Austria. The delta subspecies AY 4.2, or “delta plus,” is causing concern among experts. The new coronavirus mutant AY.4.2 is a sub-variant of the delta virus, which currently dominates infection in Europe. It is currently spreading mainly in Great Britain, where AY.4.2 is already responsible for one in ten new infections. The mutant is said to be up to 15 percent more infectious than previous variants. But “Delta Plus” has also already made it to Austria. According to “Kronen Zeitung,” more…

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Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced new Corona rules on Saturday. It goes blow on blow! Only a day ago, the government around Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) has decided tightening of the Corona measures, which affect particularly unvaccinated people. The original 3-step plan was extended for it by two further steps. Just one day later, Peter Hacker (SPÖ), the city’s health councillor, took notice and announced new Corona regulations in the federal capital. According to Hacker, there will soon be new measures that will mainly affect the cultural sector,…

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Cost increases and staff shortages are hitting domestic agricultural goods traders. For the dealers of wine, fruit, vegetables and grain, as well as slaughter and cutting plants, it becomes inevitable to pass on at least a part of the cost increases. That goes out from a common dispatch on Friday, in which representatives of the different dealers sound the alarm.The argument is that inputs and raw materials such as energy, packaging, machinery, as well as rising labor costs were causing problems for the industry. All economic sectors throughout Europe are…

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Biontech/Pfizer’s vaccine is 91 percent wrksam in children, according to a document submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA panel will consider approval next Tuesday.Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine has nearly 91 percent efficacy in children, according to group data. According to a document Pfizer submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, protection against Covid-19 disease in five- to 11-year-olds is 90.7 percent. The data are based on a study of 2,250 participants. No severe disease progression was recorded. Marketing authorization application also in the EUAn FDA expert…

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