Category: General Interest

Change to winter tires now recommended in October

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As of November 1, winter equipment is mandatory. Even if it still takes a little while until it snows at lower altitudes, the ÖAMTC recommends changing winter tires as early as October.Even though the situational winter equipment obligation does not apply until November 1, ÖAMTC says it is slowly getting to be time to think about changing tires. “It may still take a little while until it also snows at lower altitudes. However, summer tires are designed for warmer temperatures, which affects grip and thus road safety on all roads,”…

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Biontech applied for EU approval for five- to 11-year-olds

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German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer have now filed for European approval of their Corona vaccine for children ages five to 11. Both said Friday that they had submitted clinical trial data to the EU’s Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam. The same data have already been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An emergency pediatric application was filed there on Oct. 7. According to Biontech and Pfizer, the clinical trials show that the vaccine is well tolerated by children in this age group and produces…

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Vienna: What to do, when and how to get the third Corona vaccine

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Already in the near future, the city of Vienna will start the third vaccination (“booster vaccination”) in the broad. What you need to know now! The city of Vienna will soon start with the booster vaccinations in the width. On Thursday, the details were presented. What you need to know now and how you can get to the third Corona-Jaukerl, you can find out here. On September 2, the City of Vienna began the first COVID booster vaccinations in retirement and nursing homes and among hospital staff. So far, 20,668…

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Corona vaccination campaign in Vienna integration center

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The Austrian Integration Fund is offering free Corona vaccinations at its premises in Vienna.The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers a mobile vaccination station at its premises in Vienna. It was organized in collaboration with the City of Vienna and the Samariterbund.In order to further increase the Corona vaccination rate, the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers a mobile vaccination station at its premises in Vienna. The campaign, organized jointly with the City of Vienna (Mobile Vaccination Vienna), the Health Service of the City of Vienna (MA 5) and with the support…

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Lotto jackpot: 5.5 million euros are waiting

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After a five-month break again Lotto five-fold jackpot.After a five-month break, there is a lotto 5x jackpot again on Friday. Around 5.5 million euros are waiting in the pot.Sunday’s draw will be for around 5.5 million euros in the first prize, Austrian Lotteries reported. The first five-fold jackpot in January developed further to the six-fold jackpot according to the information, the two further in February and in May ended in each case with two sixes. Very well one Jackpot was cracked with the drawing on Wednesday with the five with…

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European Medicines Agency (EMA) reviews new drug

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started the review process for a new CoV drug. Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca has developed Evusheld, a combination drug designed to prevent Covid-19 disease in adults, the EMA said today in Amsterdam. Initial test results indicated the drug was effective in protecting against the disease. Only Remdesivier approved so farExperts are now continuously evaluating data from tests and weighing the benefits and drawbacks of the drug. It is not known when a final result will be available. According to the authorities, the manufacturer has not…

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Traffic lights: Salzburg in the red zone again

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Salzburg is again CoV high risk zone. The traffic light commission put the state on red Thursday afternoon. That means very high risk. The two westernmost states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol, as well as Vienna and Burgenland in the far east, have been placed in the medium-risk yellow zone by the traffic light commission, according to APA information. The rest of the country is at high risk, which is represented by the color orange. Salzburg has the highest current risk number, which decides the classification, with 103.1. This means that…

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How to erase (or format!) a hard disk properly

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A quick click on the [Del] key and the file is gone. You’d think. Because moving pictures, documents and co. to the recycle bin does not delete the files permanently. Even after the trash garbage can has been emptied, the data stubbornly remains on the hard disk. But how do I delete my hard drive correctly? We have summarized the most important information for you. Why is my data not completely deleted?The fact that data remains on the hard disk even after emptying the recycle bin is due to the…

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Apple ships fewer iPhones due to chip shortages

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Apple is unable to produce millions of smartphones due to global supply shortages, according to a report. It is likely that the Californian group will have to revise its production target for the new iPhone 13 downwards by ten million, the news agency Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing insiders. Apple had informed its manufacturers that supplier companies such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments were having problems delivering chips.Apple shares fell about one percent in after-hours trading. Apple, Broadcom and Texas Instruments could not initially be reached for comment. source: k.at/picture:…

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