Category: General Interest

Driving the subway as a part-time job? That’s possible with Wiener Linien. As the public transport network continues to grow and the range of services is constantly being expanded, Wiener Linien is also looking for new colleagues in many areas during the pandemic. In the summer, there will again be places in the much sought-after subway training program for part-time employees. The additional employees are to support “regular” drivers, especially at peak times in the morning and evening and during major events. Part-time subway driver appeals to students“With the part-time…

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As announced, the manufacturer Biontech and Pfizer will deliver 2.5 million vaccine doses to Austria in June. However, there are fluctuations within the calendar weeks: Specifically, there is a reduction in deliveries in calendar week 23 and 24 of about twelve percent each, which amounts to about 60,000 fewer doses. In calendar week 25, the forecast is for 120,000 fewer cans, orf.at reported. That is not yet completely safe, as a speaker of health minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) communicated. Should not come already in week 25 nevertheless more doses than…

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Over the summer, children and adolescents aged twelve to fifteen are to be broadly vaccinated against the coronavirus, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) said Wednesday. After the vaccine Comirnaty of BioNTech/Pfizer was approved in Austria also for minors, this is to offer to the pupils before beginning of the new school year starting from autumn a greatest possible protection. 340,000 children and adolescents fall into this group. Mückstein assumes that around 200,000 will take advantage of this offer. The goal is to have “as undisturbed attendance as possible in September”.…

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Within a few months, various biotechnology companies around the world have developed vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Typically, it can take 15 to 20 years for manufacturers to bring a vaccine to market approval. In the current case of vaccine development against thecoronavirus, it has been – and continues to be – faster. This is also due to the fact that experts have new technologies at their disposal and have been able to build on findings from other vaccine projects against related viruses. In an unprecedented effort, researchers around the world have…

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Having passed through a corona infection can protect those who have recovered from being re-infected. But for how long? A U.S. study raises hopes that immune protection after mild courses lasts significantly longer than previously assumed. However, there are already initial doubts about this. Anyone infected with Corona automatically develops antibodies that protect them against the virus once the disease has been overcome – at least for a certain time. How long this protection actually lasts is still uncertain. Experts fear that the body’s immune response will weaken relatively quickly.…

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According to a Charité virologist, the validity of corona rapid and self-tests can be relatively easily affected by high temperatures and temperature fluctuations. Users, as well as sellers and providers of such tests, should be sure to observe the storage temperature specified in the package insert and be aware of the limitations, said Jan Felix Drexler of the Institute of Virology at Berlin University Hospital. “It should not get too hot. Self-tests should not be left directly by the window in the sun or carried around in your pants pocket…

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As of Tuesday midnight, the current amendment to the entry regulation will bring further relief for Croatia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Cyprus when entering Austria. From Tuesday midnight, entry from Croatia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Cyprus will be possible with 3-G proof – tested, recovered, vaccinated – but without mandatory quarantine, said Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in a statement on Monday. “Starting tomorrow,(Tuesday) guests or returning travelers from Croatia can enter Austria without quarantine if they are tested, vaccinated or recovered,” Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) said after…

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The electronic Green Passport by QR code announced for June 4 will be delayed by at least a week. This was announced by the Ministry of Health in a press release and published by the Austrian press Agency and several Austrian daily newspapers. The reason given is changes in technical requirements announced at short notice by the EU, which make IT adjustments necessary in Austria. As a result, Austrians will have to prove their 3-Gs – tested, recovered or vaccinated – in the previous form for the time being. “Last…

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There are no longer any requirements for entrants from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Salzburg, according to an amendment to Slovenia’s entry regulations that took effect Sunday. Quarantine obligation falls awaySlovenia has relaxed its entry regulations for Austria. In future, when crossing the border, only proof must be presented that the entrant has previously stayed for at least five days in one of the aforementioned federal states. Other federal states remain on Slovenia’s “red listMeanwhile, the provinces of Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg remain on the “red list”…

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