Category: General Interest

According to a study, the Omicron variant is as dangerous as previous mutants of the Coronavirus. “We found that the risks for hospitalization and mortality were nearly identical,” explains four scientists involved in the U.S. study from Massachusetts General Hospital, Minerva University, and Harvard Medical School. The analysis is based on 130,000 Covid 19 patients over the past two years in several countries, including South Africa, Scotland, England, and Canada. The researchers thus refute the previous assumption that the variant is more transmissible but less severe. “We found that the…

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According to estimates by the EU medicines agency EMA, vaccines against the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus variant could receive approval by the end of September. The best chances would be for appropriately adapted mRNA vaccines from the companies Moderna and Biontech, EMA Director of Vaccine Strategy Marco Cavaleri said Thursday at a press conference held by the agency in Amsterdam. The necessary clinical trials are underway, he said. The Austrian-French company Valenva, after all, wants to have its inactivated vaccine, which is not yet on the market,…

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The new Covid 19 subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have also been detected in Austria for the first time. The city of Vienna has reported the first cases of variant BA.4 and one case of variant BA.5 to the Ministry of Health, the ministry said Wednesday. Individual cases have also been identified in Styria and Salzburg. Nationwide wastewater monitoring has revealed no evidence of the virus variants initially detected, mainly in South Africa. New Corona variants BA.4 and BA.5 are also in Austria According to initial assessments by experts, “the two…

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Non-EU citizens can now enter Croatia without vaccination certificates or negative Corona tests. This is now possible again – at least when it comes to a trip to Croatia. After the measure of mandatory presentation of a COVID certificate when entering Croatia was abolished on April 1, the Ministry of Interior decided this week to lift the least restrictive measure at the borders. Thus, non-EU citizens are now no longer required to show a valid vaccination certificate or negative PCR test at the border. “The validity of the decision on…

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The Covid forecast consortium continues to assume a gradual transition to a steady fall trend. The curve of new Corona infections will flatten, though a drop to the levels of the summers of 2020 or 2021 is not expected. According to the Wednesday update, dampening seasonal effects will be countered by the progressive decline in acquired immune protection. Corona forecast on omicron variants BA.4/BA.5.In addition, the full impact of the April 16 relaxations has also unfolded, it said. He said that the decline in case numbers would end in the…

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The current estimate from the Covid forecasting consortium continues to assume a gradual transition to a steady case trend. While experts anticipate a flattening of the epidemiological curve, infection numbers are not expected to drop to the levels seen in the summers of 2020 or 2021: Dampening seasonal effects are countered by the progressive decline in acquired immune protection, according to the Wednesday update. New Corona variants BA.4 and BA.5 are also in Austria In addition, the full effect of the April 16 relaxations has also unfolded, it said. He…

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Those who have survived a corona infection aren’t entirely out of the woods yet. Many patients suffer from symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath even months later. This is known as long covid. Researchers have identified two possible factors determining who will still suffer from Long Covid a year later. Long Covid is a severe problem. That’s because many people continue to struggle with health problems even after overcoming Covid 19. In most cases, chronic fatigue, concentration problems, shortness of breath, and palpitations are the main symptoms. If…

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Last week, the vaccination panel recommended the third vaccination for children five years and older. The National Immunization Panel (NIG) began recommending a third Corona vaccination for children five years and older last week. Austria is thus the first EU country to recommend booster vaccination for this age group. “For children five to eleven years of age, this third vaccination should take place at the latest at the start of school before the expected next waves of infection in late summer/fall 2022,” the recommendation for use states. The third vaccination…

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The new Prater season brings a new promotion for members of the City of Vienna’s Vorteilsclub. On “Prater Monday,” discounts will be offered at 40 businesses in Vienna’s amusement park. New Prater highlights Good news for all those who like to make the Vienna Prater unsafe: Every Monday, excluding public vacations or vacations, there will be discounts and promotions at the more than 40 participating Prater businesses in the future with the Vorteilsclub card. With the Vorteilsclub card: These discounts await you on Mondays in the Prater Double the fun…

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