Category: General Interest

Sinopharm is the first Chinese company to receive emergency approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its Corona vaccine. The decision was announced by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva on Friday. This will allow UN agencies to purchase and distribute the drug. China has already pledged ten million doses in February to the UN’s Covax international vaccination program, on which many poorer countries rely. The independent advisory group SAGE has released the vaccine for people over 18, Tedros said. Two doses are needed for full vaccine protection,…

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The vaccination campaign is gaining momentum. More and more vaccinated people are proudly sharing selfies and proof of vaccination card and letting the world know they got their first (or second) shot. What’s the point? No travel opportunities, excursions, parties or restaurant visit. Because of the pandemic, there are hardly any opportunities left to take pictures of yourself in front of spectacular scenery or among hip people and proudly post the result on social networks. But in the meantime, unfortunately, there is a remedy: Vaccination selfies. More and more often,…

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Today, Friday, changeable weather is again on the agenda. Early in the morning, clouds will dominate and there will be some rain, in the course of the day, showers will move through again with a cold front from the west, south of the main ridge of the Alps it may also become thundery before the cold front. Towards evening, it will gradually loosen up on the northern side of the Alps. With strong, on the northern side of the Alps partly stormy westerly to northwesterly winds, a maximum of 8…

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Half of those who want to be vaccinated against Corona will have received immunization by Friday. This is according to figures from the Chancellor’s Office. According to the figures, at least one vaccination was given to 2.5 million people. Likewise the 50-percent-value is reached according to data from the electronic vaccination passport with the Austrians over 50. The Federal Chancellery reckons that around two thirds of the vaccinated population have received the sting. Children, for example, are still excluded. That brings the total to about five million. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz…

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Restaurants (both indoors and outdoors), hotels, cultural and sports facilities will open in Vienna on May 19. The city’s swimming pools will also be allowed to open again, and schools will return to full attendance classes on May 17. Thus, the federal capital also supports the opening steps of the federal government. This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and his deputy Christoph Wiederkehr (Neos) on Thursday after consultations with medical experts. Before these consultations, the city’s leadership had still been reserved about the comprehensive opening steps decided by…

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Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) is again consulting with experts today and will then decide on further opening steps. It is unlikely that Vienna will open all areas at the same time from May 19. “We want to set these steps thoughtfully, intelligently and sustainably,” Ludwig emphasized in advance. It “will certainly be a middle course that one combines the desire for opening also with the responsibility for the safety and health of the population.” Today, the group of experts will hold a video conference to discuss the issue. The aim…

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To achieve full protection, Corona recovered still need one vaccine dose. In the debate surrounding easing steps in the Corona pandemic, the question is whether those who have already recovered actually still need to be vaccinated against the virus. Only one vaccination dose for those who have recoveredThe “Green Passport” is intended to make things easier for those who have been vaccinated and those who have already recovered, for example by eliminating the obligation to take a test. A person is considered to have recovered if he or she has…

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A report published by the Austrian Press Agency shows that exactly ten percent of Austrians are fully immunized about five months after the start of Corona vaccinations in Austria. Thus, one in ten Austrians has received both coronavirus vaccinations. Twenty-seven percent have been vaccinated at least once. 2,401,839 Austrians already vaccinated against coronavirusAs of Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 57,652 vaccinations have been administered. In total, 2,401,839 Austrians have already received at least a partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine data: That is 27 percent of the total population. Exactly 886,669, or…

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With the progress in the oldest population groups, the effect of vaccination on the number of hospitalizations and especially deaths can be seen. This is because in the group where vaccination has progressed the most, these are decreasing significantly. Thus, for the first time, the proportion of CoV deaths among those over 84 years of age is lower than that of 65-74 year olds. The day this happened was Saturday, May 1. On that day, for the first time, the proportion of 65- to 74-year-olds in the total number of…

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