Category: General Interest

539 positive samples from all over Vienna were examined by PCR for the presence of the mutations N501Y and Del69/70 specific for the virus mutation B.1.1.7. In 66 of the samples, these mutations could indeed be detected. “The proportion of the mutant variant in the positive samples is about 12 percent. This shows that B.1.1.7. has arrived in Austria. Since no systematic testing of the mutation has been carried out in Austria so far, it is unfortunately impossible to say how long this mutation of the Covid 19 virus has…

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From Monday, the FFP2 masks are mandatory to use. The aggressive virus mutation from Great Britain presents Austria with new challenges: From Monday, therefore, the wearing of FFP2 masks in supermarkets, pharmacies and public transport is mandatory. This regulation is already causing quite a stir. On the one hand, there’s the price, and on the other, there’s the problem of breathing. If the mask is fitted correctly – i.e. tightly – the usually very dense fabric restricts the ability to breathe. This is one reason why the German Federal Institute…

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More than 3,000 Austrians already received second dose of vaccination.In Austria, at least 3,244 people have been vaccinated with a second dose against Covid-19 up to and including Wednesday. This is according to figures from the electronic vaccination record available to APA. So many Viennese are already vaccinatedIn total, 106,195 vaccinations are listed there. That corresponds to about 70 percent of the vaccinated persons according to the data of the federal states. The Ministry of Social Affairs has not yet published these figures. The ministry informs on its homepage only…

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The number of Corona deaths in the U.S. is now higher than those of U.S. soldiers killed in action or otherwise killed during World War II. Johns Hopkins University recorded about 406,000 deaths related to coronavirus infections since the pandemic began through late Wednesday night. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a total of 405,399 soldiers in the U.S. armed forces had died during World War II. The symbolic mark was passed the day new U.S. President Joe Biden took office. He has made fighting the pandemic, which…

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Starting Monday, anyone using public transportation or going shopping in Austria will have to hang up their cloth masks and switch to the more effective FFP2 masks. The futurezone has already explained how these can be reused under certain circumstances. However, many who have already become accustomed to the fabric mask wonder if FFP2 really makes that much of a difference, especially since it is much more strenuous to wear than the less protective mask alternatives. FFP2 also beats medical maskAccording to aerosol researcher Bernadett Weinzierl of the University of…

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A study has investigated whether the Corona mutation affects the protective efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The good news right off the bat: BioNTech and Pfizer’s Corona vaccine appears to be effective against the more contagious British variant, too, according to the study. For the study, blood samples from 16 vaccinated participants from previous clinical trials were exposed to a synthetic, so-called pseudovirus. This was constructed in such a way that it had the same genetic changes in the so-called spike protein that characterize both the British B.1.1.7 variant and…

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Just two weeks ago, a right-wing mob stormed the US Capitol. In the same place, Joe Biden has now been sworn in as the 46th president. The leitmotif of his speech: “Unity is the way forward.”Joe Biden has taken office as the 46th president of the United States with a call for unity and reconciliation. The 78-year-old took the oath of office Wednesday in a solemn ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in the nation’s capital, Washington. “I will be a president for all Americans,” Biden promised. He said he would…

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The Ministry of Health warns against dubious vaccine offers from the Internet. The coronavirus crisis does not stop at online fraud. Currently, attempts are being made to sell vaccine on the Internet via dubious e-mails, the ministry said. Back in December, the international police organization Interpol published a global warning against fake counterfeit coronavirus vaccines and test kits. Vaccine is offered via dubious emailsNow the Ministry of Health is also drawing attention to the fact that only vaccines that have also been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) may…

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Every Austrian throws an average of 60 kilograms of perfectly good food in the trash. That’s the equivalent of 500 curd cheese golaches ending up in the trash. On Wednesday Too Good To Go, an initiative against food waste, drew attention to this. In austria, about one million tons of surplus food per year land in the garbage. For half of the avoidable food waste (521,000 tons), households are responsible, Too Good To Go referred to the result of a study by WWF from the previous year. “Most of the…

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