Category: General Interest

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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According to the experts of the Austrian Severe Weather Center (UWZ) and the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), one can look forward to gradually rising temperatures and abundant sunshine in the next few days. According to ZAMG, temperatures in the coming week should “gradually correspond to the season again.” 25 degrees at the start of summerTomorrow, Tuesday, some spring clouds will form during while sunshine will predominate towards the south and especially in the west. In the east and south, a few rain showers cannot be completely ruled…

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Children aged twelve and older in the EU can now be vaccinated with Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine. Following a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday, the EU Commission said it has now officially granted approval. Member states can now decide whether to expand their vaccination campaign to young people, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides wrote on Twitter Monday. “To end this crisis, every dose counts.” Children 12 and older get PfizerFollowing the EMA recommendation, the National Immunization Panel (NIG) in Austria followed the decision on Friday evening. Vaccination…

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Popcorn is, strictly speaking, not much more than crispy hot air. That should make the popular snack comparatively healthy, right? That’s right – as long as you make it yourself and use sugar and fat sparingly. Archaeological excavations suggest that indigenous people in the Americas were already popping popcorn more than 4,000 years ago. That means they were way ahead of other peoples when it came to snack culture. The inflated, inexpensive corn experienced its worldwide triumph in the 1920s along with the cinema boom. The enthusiasm for it remains…

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