Category: General Interest

The campaign of “Österreich impft” (Austria vaccinates) will aim at “the biggest worries and fears of the younger and young people”. 38.5 percent of new Corona infections in Austria affected under-25s in the previous week, AGES data show. At the same time, vaccination rates are worse the younger the age groups. With a new campaign, starting (today) Friday, “a special focus will be placed on younger people,” reported by APA. For this purpose, advertisements and spots will be placed and a focus will be placed on social media. “Increasing vaccination…

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Since Thursday, all Lower Austrians can book an appointment for the CoV booster vaccination. Previously, only people in nursing homes received the third prick. However, the booster is not yet for everyone. Last week, the booster vaccinations began to be administered in Lower Austria. So far, about 3,000 residents of seven nursing homes received the third prick. On Thursday, registration on the platform www.impfung.at was unlocked for everyone – with different recommendations from the National Vaccination Panel depending on age, pre-existing conditions and vaccines. People over age 65, at-risk patients…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has added Guillain-Barre syndrome to the list of “very rare” adverse reactions to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. The likelihood that there is a causal relationship between vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine and the occurrence of the nerve disease is “at least reasonable,” according to a statement issued by the EMA yesterday. The likelihood of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome after AstraZeneca vaccination is very low, the EMA stressed. Fewer than one in 10,000 people are affected, it said. By the end of July, 833 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome…

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Nearly two-thirds of intensive care covid patients are currently under 60 years as – a few are even younger than 30. Not only in Vienna, where almost two-thirds of the Covid patients requiring intensive care are not yet 60 years old and four are even younger than 30 (cut-off date: September 7), the average age is falling among Corona patients admitted as inpatients and requiring an intensive care bed. A look at data in five other states shows this. Of the four Covid patients – three men and one woman…

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The Highway Vignette tariffs are adjusted every year to the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices and have been raised by 1.4% for the coming year. This means that in 2022 you will have to pay 93.80 euros for the annual vignette for passenger cars (this year: 92.50 euros), while that for motorcycles will cost 37.20 euros (this year: 36.70 euros). The apricot vignette is valid from December 1, 2021 and must be stuck on by February 1, 2022 at the latest. The current apple-green sticky vignette may still pick on…

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The Corona pandemic is increasingly a concern for the younger and unvaccinated population. For example, the incidence among unvaccinated under-18s is ten times higher than among those who have been vaccinated, according to recent AGES statistics.Among 18- to 59-year-olds, it is five times higher, and among the 60-plus generation, it is nearly four times higher than among fully immunized people in that age group, the latest data from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) show. Seven-day incidence in unvaccinated continues to riseIncidence continued to rise in all age…

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The fourth wave of infections in Austria started even much earlier than the second one last fall. With an average of 1,600 new infections daily, the seven-day incidence is currently at the level of mid-October 2020. The number of patients in intensive care units is also comparable. Those affected are predominantly the unvaccinated. The government is likely to focus its measures on them. This year, the number of new infections has already risen noticeably in July and August. Last year, the seven-day incidence of 130 reported by AGES – corresponding…

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After school started in eastern Austria, more than 100 positive self-tests were registered in the three provinces, according to preliminary figures. In Vienna, there were 80 positive rapid tests for now.After schools were only open for one or two hours on Monday and children were tested before school started, no school-related measures are expected for the time being, the office of city health councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told APA. For the time being, 80 positive antigen rapid tests at Viennese schoolsOn the first day of school, more than 100 positive…

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Refueling and testing is now possible almost simultaneously in Lower Austria: With vending machines at initially nine gas stations, the start of “Niederösterreich gurgelt” took place on Monday. The offer is free for the time being. The procedure of the PCR gargle test, which can be performed at the gas station, is simple and takes just two minutes. After successful registration on the cell phone, the test is taken from the machine, gargled according to the instructions. The gargle sample is then dropped into a drop-off box. The low-threshold PCR…

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