Category: General Interest

At 31.3 years, the average age of people infected with the coronavirus is noticeably above 30 years again for the first time since the beginning of July. Of the 3,689 people infected last week (August 2-8), 42.6 percent were under the age of 25. The week before (July 26-August 1), this group accounted for 45.9 percent. AGES data show decline in infections among 15- to 24-year-oldsThe latest breakdown by age group from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) shows that the proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds who contracted…

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Now it is certain: from October 17, vaccination of the third dose will begin. This was revealed by the Minister of Health. In view of the rampant and increasingly resistant mutations of the coronavirus, it quickly became apparent that a third vaccination against the coronavirus – a so-called “booster vaccination” – would be necessary. Initially, however, it was not clear when exactly the vaccination of the third dose would begin. Now the date has been set. Health Ministetr Wolfgang Mückstein announced the concrete date on Monday. “We are currently assuming…

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Now that the European Commission has recognized the validity of the Corona vaccination certificates issued by the small states of San Marino and the Vatican, the Pope will also get his Green Passport. In the meantime, the Vatican is considering whether to ask the faithful at Wednesday’s general audience to show a Green Passport, as is the case under Italian regulations at major events. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Italy in February 2020, the Vatican has always complied with Italian anti-covid measures. Vatican and San Marino recognize corona…

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The Department of Health plans to re-evaluate the situation in the fall, but the tests will remain free for non-vaccinated people in any case. Should Corona tests soon be subject to a fee? At least for non-vaccinated people? These questions are currently occupying Austria’s domestic politics. Following calls from some ÖVP-led provinces as well as from the Lower Austrian Medical Association, Medical Association President Thomas Szekeres has also called for an end to free tests. Szekeres sees paid tests as a way to boost the declining willingness to vaccinate. But…

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The pandemic must be brought under control, the prominent immunologist and presidential advisor warned. The best way to do that, he said, is vaccination. U.S. health expert Anthony Fauci is warning of the development of a new, even more dangerous variant of the coronavirus if the spread of the highly contagious delta variant is not contained. Fauci told NBC on Sunday, “If you allow the virus to circulate freely and don’t try to stop it, sooner or later there’s a chance you’re going to get another variant (…) that could…

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Almost a thousand people have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus during the city of Vienna’s new vaccination campaign in shopping malls. The vaccination is carried out with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires one dose. Low-threshold, without appointment and without registration – that’s how vaccination works while shopping, for example in Lugner City. This is specifically to address a younger target group, which has so far been underrepresented in CoV vaccination. “It’s better to be vaccinated than not,” said a young woman in the “Wien heute” interview.…

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500,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses will make their way from Vienna to Bosnia and Herzegovina tomorrow via refrigerated truck and are expected to arrive in Sarajevo on Tuesday. “I am pleased that we can now also help Bosnia and Herzegovina with a direct delivery of vaccine doses from Austria,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) stressed today, according to a statement. Under the coordination of Vienna, more than 650,000 vaccine doses from the European Union have been made available to the Western Balkan states so far. Bosnia-Herzegovina has received 214,000 of them. “We…

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Convalescents with only one vaccination will be considered fully immunized in the Green Passport as of August 15. Those who have not recovered will need at least two vaccinations for the Green Passport – except for Johnson&Johnson. Solution for convalescents with one vaccinationAs of August 15, vaccinated individuals will only receive a “green passport” if they can demonstrate full immunization. For most vaccines, this requires two stings. For those who have recovered, one vaccination is sufficient, but their certificate used to say “1/2”. This has now been changed. With the…

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Almost 40 percent of all new infections with coronavirus in Austria can now be traced back to travel. This means that more infections occur in connection with vacations and vacation stays than in households. This is the result of the epidemiological Covid-19 clarification of the Agency for Food Safety and Health (AGES), which was updated today. Of the total of 3,266 cases officially detected in calendar week 30 (July 26 to August 1), the source of infection could be clarified in 69.5 percent. Of these, 39.3 percent were travel-associated –…

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