Category: General Interest

There has been a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections detected by PCR tests at schools this week. After 922 positive tests in the previous week, 1,420 cases were registered this week, according to data from the Ministry of Education and the City of Vienna, respectively. That’s a new high – before that, the numbers initially fluctuated between 1,100 and 1,200 before dropping to 1,020 and then 922 in the last two weeks. Rising numbers in almost all statesRising numbers were reported in almost all federal states: In…

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Daytime highs around 15 degrees with increasingly sunny weather. A weak cold front is expected to pass through on National Day. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, as well as in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, sunny and dry weather will prevail throughout Saturday. Only in some basins and valleys fog patches may persist at first. Everywhere else, however, there will initially be an interplay of dense clouds and sunshine. With a snow line between 1,000 and 1,300 meters, individual rain showers cannot be ruled out. During the afternoon hours, however, the…

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Expected on October 25, the EU Medicines Agency (EMA) will announce the outcome of its review of the Moderna booster vaccine. A review of the Covid 19 drug molnupiravir is also pending.Emergency approval requestedThe agency made the announcement Thursday. Currently, only the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine has a booster vaccine recommendation in the EU. At the same time, the rolling review of Merck’s (MSD in Europe) drug Molnupiravir is scheduled to start next week. The antiviral would be the first tablet against Covid-19. Tablet against Covid-19: Molnupiravir in Rolling Review.“Molnupiravir showed a…

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According to a study, the Biontech/Pfizer vaccination reduces the risk of infection with the delta variant of the coronavirus in adolescents by 90 percent.It also provided 93 percent protection against contracting symptoms of that variant of the virus, a spokeswoman for Israel’s Clalit health insurance company confirmed Wednesday. Together with researchers from Harvard University (USA), data from 94,354 twice-vaccinated adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 were evaluated, a statement said. These were compared with data from a corresponding number of unvaccinated adolescents. The findings have been published in…

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Booster vaccination is primarily recommended for people over the age of 65 and for health care workers. High-risk patients and those vaccinated with AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson are also encouraged to receive the booster. Everyone else 16 and older should wait nine to 12 months after basic immunization, Maria Paulke-Korinek of the Health Ministry told ORF radio. “The data are increasingly indicating that it really should be the case, even with the Covid 19 vaccines, that we simply need those three doses. And when the immune system has seen…

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Experts from the Covid Prognosis Consortium predict a “significant increase” in new Corona infections in the coming week. A seven-day incidence of 210 to 290 is expected for Oct. 27.A seven-day incidence of 210 to 290 cases per 100,000 population is expected for Oct. 27. That will lead to a corresponding increase in the burden on intensive care and normal care units, according to the document released Wednesday evening. It said there is a “highly dynamic situation” in Austria. 3,727 new corona infections on Wednesday.Just from Tuesday to Wednesday, the…

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Following the emergence of a new subspecies of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus in Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has convened for an emergency meeting with health policymakers. Israel will take measures to “preserve the positive results of the fight against the virus,” a statement released yesterday by Bennett’s office said. Among the measures under consideration would be changes in entry regulations. Bennett called for stepping up epidemiological investigation of the new variant subspecies AY 4.2, and the government leader also called for cooperation with other countries…

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More than 3,700 new Corona cases were registered in Austria on Tuesday. The number of new infections has thus once again skyrocketed. On November 1, the 3G rule in the workplace will be implemented. The government hopes that this will ignite another vaccination turbo – the number of jauckerl administered daily had recently been declining more and more. In the “ZIB2” Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) explained Tuesday night the current Corona situation in Austria. In doing so, he also had a gloomy forecast in his luggage. “We have had…

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Anyone who has contact with other people at work must provide proof of 3-G. Those who refuse to do so may also be terminated. Anyone who goes to work from November 1 will have to provide proof of 3G. And this will apply if physical contact with other people cannot be ruled out at the place of work. The regulation therefore applies to all those who come into contact with other people in their day-to-day work – e.g. in the office or in the canteen – but not to truck…

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