Category: General Interest

In the event of approval of the CoV vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer for children aged twelve and older also in Austria, minors are to be vaccinated with it by the end of the summer, Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) announced today at a press conference. “We have the goal that by the end of August, the largest possible number of children and adolescents between twelve and 16 should be vaccinated,” the minister said. The vaccine is already being given to minors in the U.S. and Canada, he said. If…

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The Biontech vaccine also safely protects children between 12 and 15 years of age against Covid 19 disease. This is shown by data that have now been published, which were already the basis for the emergency approval of the vaccine in the U.S. in this age group and are available to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval review. In the study, no Covid 19 cases occurred in more than 1,000 vaccinated children and adolescents, compared with 16 cases in the unvaccinated control group of approximately the same size. The…

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According to the ZAMG forecast, temperatures will remain in the cooler range for the time being. In the coming days, sun and rain will alternate, and on Saturday, thunderstorms must be expected in some places. Sun and rain: Austria divided in two on FridayIn the west and south, it will remain largely dry on Friday, the sun will show up frequently. Otherwise, some denser cloud fields will quickly appear and between Salzburg and the Waldviertel and Mostviertel, Friday will be unsettled at times with some rain showers. The wind will…

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SCAMMERS PRETEND TO BE A PARCEL SERVICE – SPELLING MISTAKES SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSFor a few days now, scammers have been causing a stir by pretending to be a parcel service, sending out SMS (mostly with gross spelling mistakes) and trying to get us to click on the link sent along. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CLICK ON THE LINK?The scammers with the prefix “+43 676” pretend to be the parcel service “DHL” and ask to download the parcel tracking app. When this is done, however, malware is installed on the cell…

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Children could be as contagious as adults: German virologist Christian Drosten had attracted a lot of attention in 2020 with this conclusion based on initial data from people infected with Corona. Based on a now broader database, does the virologist stick to his guns? After the publication of his Corona study in the renowned journal “Science”, virologist Christian Drosten sees himself confirmed in his assessments of the infectiousness of children as well. “My initial impression of an approximately equal infectivity of all age groups has been confirmed, not only here,…

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After days of wrangling within the coalition, there now seems to be agreement on a date for the next opening steps. ORF.at published on Wednesday that there will be further relaxations on June 10. This has been alöso announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in an interview conducted by the Austrian Television on Monday via “Zeit im Bild 2.” On Monday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had announced the next relaxations for June 17, Mückstein had then meant in ZIB2, he could already imagine June 10 as the deadline. “I am…

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Government and SPÖ have agreed on the Green Passport. Now comes a law that will make vaccination, recovery and testing digitally verifiable. Government and SPÖ were pleased on Tuesday together on a bill. The amendment to the Epidemics Act creates the legal conditions for the Green Passport to be introduced. Without the other parties approval, the new law could have been delayed by the Bundesrat for up to two months. That is now off the table. It has also been ensured that the Austrian Green Passport complies with EU requirements.…

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Word is circulating on the Internet that vitamin D supplements can protect you from infection with the coronavirus. That sounds tempting, but it’s not true, according to a new study praised for its methodology. Low vitamin D status does not increase the risk of corona infection, according to a new U.S. study. However, if influencing factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, blood pressure, smoking status and place of residence are included, there is no connection whatsoever. People with comparatively low vitamin D levels therefore have no higher…

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On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis urged the faithful and the Church not to fall into a performance mindset. Only those who entrust themselves to God will find themselves, the 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church said in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. This also applies to the church. However, it does not succeed if one gives priority to his projects, structures and reform plans. Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, that is why more people were able to attend. Several hundred faithful and cardinals…

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