Category: General Interest

With July 1, further relaxation steps are also planned in Austria. From then on, nightclubs will be allowed to open again. In addition, the mask requirement will be partially dropped. Experts see the steps as justifiable, but at the same time warn against the spread of the delta variant, which could pose a risk in the summer. Delta variant: traffic light commission warns of risk in AustriaWith the planned relaxation steps announced by the Austrian government on Wednesday, summer is finally returning to a little more normality. But experts still…

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Very warm weather is expected again in the coming days. In addition to temperatures with up to 36 degrees, however, it will also be humid and thundery. The weather promises in the coming days pretty much everything you would expect in summer: Great heat, increasing sultriness and thunderstorms are on the program according to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). There may also be local hail and heavy rain. On Sunday, highs will reach up to 36 degrees. The details: On Friday, the high-pressure influence…

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How tolerant is Austria’s church? This question arises in view of a controversial poster action of the Styrian Protestants. Kronen Zeitung published on Thursday about a huge fabric posters on the Heilandskirche in Graz, which is currently being renovated,. The two big poster show a kissing pastor and a pregnant pastor. Kissing pastor and pregnant pastorThe posters supposed to symbolize “love”: among others, a Protestant pastor candidate kissing his wife and a pregnant pastor. This is admittedly permitted among Protestants – Catholics, however, showed irritation after the official unveiling of…

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In the EU, the approval of the Sputnik vaccine is reportedly still delayed. German government circles expect it to be approved in September, or even at the end of the year. Approval of the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V in the EU is “likely to be delayed until September, perhaps even the end of the year,” according to German government circles. The reason is that the Russian manufacturer has not yet submitted the necessary clinical trial data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Reuters news agency learned. The clinical…

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The extremely contagious variant is also spreading in Austria. Vienna. Great Britain has postponed its relaxations by one month due to the delta variant. The U.S. health agency warns that the mutant, which first appeared in India, already accounts for 10 percent of corona cases in the U.S. and is “far more contagious and dangerous.” In Germany, it is currently believed to be three percent of cases. In Vienna, 50 new delta cases have been found in the past 14 days. In Lower Austria, there are probably around 20. It…

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The NVX-CoV2373 vaccine is said to have 90.4 percent efficacy. What makes it special: It is neither a vector nor an mRNA vaccine. A vaccine candidate from U.S. manufacturer Novavax offers a high level of protection against Covid-19, according to the company. The efficacy of the NVX-CoV2373 vaccine, which must be injected twice, is 90.4 percent, according to the results of a Phase 3 study. That means subjects in the vaccinated group had about 90 percent less disease than participants in the control group. Protection against moderate and severe courses…

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In the summer months, the question always arises – am I actually allowed to drive barefoot, with flip flops or slippers? The Highway or Road Code does not specify what footwear to wear when driving. However, only those who are in the physical & mental condition to control a vehicle may drive.In practice, this means: Footwear is not clearly prohibited. But if unsuitable footwear leads to or contributes to an accident, (contributory) negligence can be charged and the insurance company can get out. So, in order to perform emergency braking…

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Starting July 1, pharmacies will offer free Corona self-tests for children as young as 10. At the same time, only children 12 and older will need to show 3G proof. From July 1, the free self-tests, which can be picked up at pharmacies, will also be available for children over ten. Each month, they will be able to obtain ten tests free of charge. The regulation is decided on Thursday in the National Council, communicated the Ministry of Health and the Chamber of Pharmacists on Tuesday in a dispatch. “For…

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The latest developmentsFull vaccination with two doses of the Biontech/Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine prevents hospitalization to a high degree of infection with the delta variant, which first appeared in India. According to an analysis by Public Health England on Monday (6/14), efficacy is 96 percent for the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine and 92 percent for the AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine. The results are comparable to the protective efficacy regarding the alpha variant, which first circulated in the United Kingdom.Because of the rapid spread of the delta variant, people in the U.K.…

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