Category: General Interest

Austria is making good progress with vaccinations. 3,139,772 people have received at least one vaccination so far, and 1,162,623 already have full vaccine protection. However, this vaccination protection is expected to last only about six to nine months – after which people will need a booster. Experts recommend a booster will be needed in autumn to maintain Corona protection. “The provinces have already started the preliminary work on logistics,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Thursday. “Virus will not disappear”According to vaccination expert Herwig Kollaritsch, there is no exact data yet, but…

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The final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest is complete: On Thursday evening in Rotterdam, Switzerland, Portugal, San Marino and Iceland, among others, qualified in the second semifinal for the big show on Saturday evening. On the other hand, Austria, Denmark and Poland, among others, were eliminated. In total, 17 countries competed in the second semifinal for ten final spots that were still available. The semifinal show featured many of the ingredients that have made the ESC a global brand over the years – including fire fountains and wind machines.…

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There is a change of the Corona traffic light in Austria this week. The Corona Commission switched the traffic light to yellow in almost all the federal states with the exception of Vorarlberg which had been turned to orange. A favorable factor for the development is that 40 percent of the population has already been vaccinated. Among the over-65s, the figure is around 70 percent. The situation in intensive care units has also eased considerably. The highest occupancy rate is recorded in Vienna at just under 18 percent, while the…

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The Austrian Press Agency (APA) reports that people who have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 can now get proof of their immunization printed from the Electronic Immunization Record at pharmacies. Via APA, the Chamber of Pharmacists in Austria said that the service is available to those insured who are also eligible to receive free tests at pharmacies. Meanwhile, a study commissioned by the chamber shows that 67 percent of pharmacists want to provide vaccinations. 48 percent of pharmacies suitable for vaccinationAccording to the study, under half of Austrian pharmacies (48…

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Today, Thursday, it will be exciting for Austria when Vincent Bueno sings the power ballad “Amen” in the 2nd semi-final for a place in the ESC finals. Austria goes for power balladThe first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam is beaten, ten countries made it on Tuesday evening to the big final show on May 22. It will now be exciting for Austria on Thursday, when Vincent Bueno with the slow ballad “Amen” must fight in the second semifinal against 16 strong competitors for entry into the final…

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Do you have a restless sleep and keep waking up at the same time of the night? Sleep experts and psychologists have been getting to the bottom of this phenomenon with the help of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Sleepless nights can be cruel, especially the next morning when you feel like you’re exhausted. Insomnia includes the inability to fall asleep, waking up at night, or shallow and restless sleep. Until now, scientists and sleep researchers agreed that insomnia depends on various factors. Among them, sudden change of weather, caffeinated drinks…

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Relaxations also occur in Catholic churches.There are also relaxations for churches in the Corona measures. In the future, singing will be allowed again – in liturgical singing and in choral singing. However, the mask requirement and distance rules remain in place. The Roman Catholic Church has published on Tuesday analogous to the relaxations of the Corona measures the new framework order for services. There is green light from Wednesday on liturgical singing as well as choral singing. Mask obligation and distance rules remain in place. For baptisms and weddings, the…

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With the end of the lockdown, the Vienna Health Association is adjusting the rules for visitors and patients at its hospitals and care facilities. As of Wednesday, patient visits are generally unrestricted for those recovered, tested and vaccinated, with inpatients allowed one visit per day. Patients continue to require a negative test result, regardless of whether they receive inpatient or outpatient care. Thus, anyone visiting an outpatient clinic must continue to present a negative Corona test, even if they have already been vaccinated or have recovered. In an examination situation,…

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After Lower Austria, Vienna also offers to validate self-tests online via photo. One has to take a photo of the nose-pick test taken and send it in. The web app will be launched Wednesday night. Vienna creates the possibility to validate Corona self-tests online – i.e. to have them checked and confirmed. This means that the so-called “Nasenbohrertest” will then be valid for 24 hours and can be used, for example, to visit restaurants. The launch of the homepage will take placeon Wednesday night, a spokesman for Health City Council…

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