Category: General Interest

Recently, Johnson Johnson was also vaccinated more frequently in Austria. The handling with the single vaccination and the predicted high effectiveness against the delta variant make the vaccine currently in demand. Over the weekend, there were long lines in front of vaccination boxes in Vienna and vaccination centers in Tyrol. The reason: corona vaccinations without pre-registration, respectively without appointment. In the course of the film festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was also vaccinated there in a vaccination box. For under 18-year-olds, the vaccine Biontech and Pfizer…

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Why buy a new line of sun creme for face and body when there’s so much of last year’s left? The answer: because it’s probably expired, and in that case, using it could be harmful to your health. Good suncremes don’t have to be expensive. Cheap products from discounters regularly win out in relevant tests. Nevertheless, any sustainably-minded person would be reluctant to simply throw away opened tubes or sprays. But once suncreme has expired, it loses its UV protection. Anyone who doesn’t know this and reaches for an opened…

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According to the Vatican, the pope is suffering from an intestinal illness that can cause fever and severe pain. For this reason, Francis has been admitted to a hospital, he said. Doctors there plan to perform a planned colon surgery on the 84-year-old before the end of the day. Pope Francis has been admitted to a hospital in Rome for a planned colon operation. As the Holy See further announced this afternoon, the head of the Catholic Church is in the polyclinic Agostino Gemelli. According to the statement, the operation…

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The vaccination campaign on the sidelines of the film festival at Rathausplatz started with long queues. There you can get vaccinated against the coronavirus without registration. On Saturday, 281 people took advantage of the offer. Was actually planned per opening time 200 people to vaccinate, but on Saturday alone there were 281 people, drew a spokesman for Health City Council Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on Sunday a first summary. “We expected a good demand, but it was still surprisingly strong rush. We are of course pleased that the willingness to be…

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Which countries welcome tourists? And do you have to go into quarantine? The most popular countries in a travel check. France France has also greatly relaxed its Corona measures. Since June 20, the curfew has been lifted. Restaurants, cafés and bars are allowed to reopen their indoor areas with an occupancy limit in addition to their outdoor areas. Museums, cinemas and theaters are also allowed to operate again. Are the borders open, and – if so – how can one enter? Entry from countries which France classifies as “green” is…

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Starting Tuesday, the weather temperature will rise to 35 degrees or more. “On Tuesday, the heat returns,” announces Florian Pfurtscheller of the weather service Ubimet, thus pleasing all those for whom the currently only average July temperatures are too low. Daytime highs of up to 33 degrees are expected as early as Tuesday, possibly even more depending on whether it’s further east or deeper south. By meteorological definition, it takes three consecutive hot days to be allowed to use the term heat wave. This is the case next week, so…

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Which countries welcome tourists? And do you have to go into quarantine? The most popular countries in a travel check. Italy At the end of June, Italy is in the grip of the third wave of the Covid 19 epidemic. The vaccination campaign is moving forward, and the government has almost completely opened up the country. “Yellow,” “orange” and “red” zones with curfews and travel restrictions no longer exist. The mask-wearing requirement outdoors has been lifted, but it still applies if you are in a crowd. It is possible to…

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Pharmacies are offering other services to patients to combat the Corona pandemic. Chamber President Ulrike Mursch-Edlmayr announced in an interview with APA that pharmacies are ready to take on additional free tests. At the same time, with an expert paper and positive experience from Germany, she reiterated her demand that pharmacies should also be able to provide Covid vaccinations. Pharmacies want to secure supply of free Corona testsMursch-Edlmayr pointed out that in view of increasing vaccination coverage, local authorities are increasingly cutting back their offer of free tests. In any…

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The dangerous delta variant of coronavirus was confirmed in 17 cases in Lower Austria today. There were also 43 new suspected cases reported. In Lower Austria, the number of delta cases is rising sharply. The office of Health Regional Councillor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig confirmed on Friday that 17 new cases have been reported. Furthermore, 43 new suspected cases still need to be sequenced. Some districts are particularly affected by the delta variant. These include Bruck an der Leitha, with 25 confirmed findings and 9 concrete suspected cases, and Mödling, with 19…

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