Category: General Interest

Now U.S. manufacturer Moderna has also applied to the EU Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval of its coronavirus vaccine for children and adolescents aged 12 years and older. The company made the announcement today. So far, only the vaccine from manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer has been approved in the EU for young people. Moderna currently has EU approval for ages 18 and older. The application was based on a Phase II/III study of the Moderna vaccine, called mRNA-1273, in 2,500 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 in the…

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The May update for Windows 10 is now widely available via the auto-update function. The major Windows 10 May update, known as 21H1, is now showing up to users of the operating system via the auto-update feature, Windows Latest reports. Previously, the update, which began rolling out May 18, could only be downloaded manually. A prerequisite for the installation is that the version 2004 from last May and 20H2 from last October are also on the computer. It can be found under Windows Update. If you click on the Check…

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The “Green Passport” will be introduced in Austria this week as a QR code. For the time being, however, vaccinated people are excluded from the Green Passport – only recovered and tested people can use it. The electronic Green Passport via QR code is to be implemented at the end of this week – but not yet for vaccinated persons. The first certificates with EU-compliant QR codes can be created and retrieved digitally for recovered and tested persons at the end of this week, the Ministry of Health announced on…

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Tourism Minister Massimo Garavaglia urges that tourists with a PCR test less than 72 hours old be allowed to enter the country. Currently, the test must be less than 48 hours old, which causes many inconveniences, the minister said, according to media reports. With an extended season, Italy hopes to win back its guests and, in turn, revenue. Foreign tourists who stay in Italy for a longer period of time should be able to receive the second vaccination dose locally, Garavaglia stressed. He added that the regions are also able…

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According to the British government, the so-called delta variant of the coronavirus is 40 percent more contagious than the original form of the Covid 19 pathogen. The variant’s “growth advantage” is around 40 percent, according to findings by the Sage expert panel, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC on Sunday. The U.K. has recently seen a significant increase in corona infection cases again. However, the number of hospitalizations is stable and mainly affects non-vaccinated people, Hancock said. The delta mutant first appeared in India and has recently increased its…

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The current amendment of the entry regulation brings further travel relaxations. The new regulations begun last Tuesday, 2 June 2021. For more countries, entry with 3-G proof – tested, recovered, vaccinated – but without mandatory quarantine will be possible. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein said in a statement. This concerns the following countries: CroatiaLithuaniaNetherlandsSwedenCyprus Due to the improvement of the epidemiological situation on the ground, according to the amendment, all countries that are currently listed on Annex B1 (risk countries) will in the future be listed on Annex A (countries with…

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In Burgenland, pre-registration for Covid 19 vaccination is now available for twelve- to 15-year-olds. As soon as enough vaccine is available, they will also receive an appointment invitation. The goal is to have all those willing to be vaccinated by three weeks before school starts in the fall at the latest, the office of state governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) told APA on Saturday. Under-16s can now also be registered in the pre-registration system. However, they must still wait for an invitation to a vaccination appointment, because one is dependent…

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Today, SaturdayFor the most part, it will remain warm. However, the sun will shine only intermittently, it will be humid and there will be an increased tendency for showers and thunderstorms throughout Austria. In addition, a frontal extension will arrive from the west, bringing heavy rain first in Vorarlberg and Northern Tyrol and from late afternoon in Salzburg and Upper Austria. At the same time, a strong westerly wind will blow. In the night to Sunday, it will also be wet or thundery in the east. Highs: between 20 degrees…

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CoV vaccination also brings relief in quarantine rules. Vaccinated persons are longer have to be quarantined. However, an FFP2 mask requirement also applies outdoors. Normall, one has to spend 14 days in quarantine if you have had close contact with an infected person. You can save yourself with a “valid” vaccination, explains Ursula Karnthaler from the city’s health service (MA 15) to Radio Vienna: “That means a vaccination, where you can assume a protection: That is from the 22nd day after the initial vaccination.” However, an FFP2 mask must be…

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