Patient falls ill: AstraZeneca stops testing vaccine

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9 September 2020 – The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has stopped the clinical trial of its CoV vaccine as a precaution after one of the participants experienced health problems. This is a routine measure for such cases, the British company announced in the night to today. “In large test series, diseases occur randomly, but must be investigated by an independent party to verify this thoroughly. AstraZeneca will speed up the investigation so that the approval process for the vaccine is delayed as little as possible, the company said. The ultimate goal…

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40 new cases: Vienna remains a hotspot

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▶ The number of new infections is rising throughout Austria▶ On the trail of the clusters: Almost all Austrian states affected▶ Seven positively tested in the UN Atomic Energy Agency No good news from the Corona front! On Tuesday, 520 new cases were reported throughout Austria – as many as last reported on March 31 during the lockdown. The problem child is and remains the federal capital. In Vienna, 340 new infections were fed into the reporting system in a 24-hour comparison. The crisis management of Vienna however said that…

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CORONA-BONUS COMES: 360 Euro per child will receive this week

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The Federal Government will send this week the Corona bonus for families of 360 euro per child, announced in June on a government conference. According to the information, this is a total of 678 million euros for the approximately 1.824 million children for whom family allowance is received. The automatic payment will be made in the next two days, said Family Minister Christine Aschbacher and Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (both ÖVP) at a press conference on Tuesday.The 360 euros per child will be indexed like the family allowance. This means…

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520 new infections in Austria with 340 cases from Vienna

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The number of new coronavirus infections registered throughout Austria on Tuesday was 520 within the past 24 hours, according to reports from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. In the last two days, the number of new infections reported from Vienna was comparatively low with 64 cases on Sunday and 75 on Monday – but overall they are increasing. In the past seven days, 159 persons per day tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, whereas the week before, according to the Vienna Crisis Committee, the average was 127.…

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State takes over costs: Corona vaccination free of charge for all Austrians

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Fast and affordable: The manufacturers of Covid vaccines are competing for the market. As reported, the first doses of a Covid vaccine are to be produced for 2.50 euros at the end of the year. Country- and dealer-specific surcharges are possible – but not in Austria. Here, the federal government will take over the costs. “Everyone who wants to be vaccinated will have the opportunity. The vaccine will be given to the Austrians free of charge”, Austria`s leading daily “Kronen Zeitung” reports on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, the good…

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Already 20 suspected corona cases on the first day of school

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The eagerly awaited first day at school went surprisingly well. Almost all teachers and students were able to attend, there is a certain routine. Except for minor breakdowns (occasional queues without baby elephant distance, too many children coming at the same time, etc.) everything went smoothly. The facts: In Vienna, 15 suspected cases of corona among teachers and students have been reported so far, in Burgenland five. Lower Austria did not want to give away any numbers. All those affected contacted their school in advance and stayed at home. One…

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Air pollution biggest threat to health

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More than 400,000 people in the European Union die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution. This is the conclusion of a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which was published in Copenhagen on Tuesday. The report analyses data on the impact of the environment on the health and well-being of Europeans.According to the report, air pollution is still the biggest environmental threat to health in Europe. In 1990, however, the number of premature deaths caused by air pollution was still one million. Noise pollution, which leads…

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Fight against COVID-19: Will the first vaccine be on the market this year?

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The international pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca plans to launch a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. This vaccine is to be available worldwide “at cost price”, as the company’s boss, Pascal Soriot, told the French radio station RTL. One unit is to be sold for 2.50 euros.“Our goal is to make the vaccine available to all people,” Soriot said. The company hopes to produce a vaccine by the end of the year. “Maybe a little earlier if all goes well,” Soriot added. Promising test resultsOnly on Monday, a study…

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The latest figures: Again almost 300 new infections throughout Austria

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So far 29,561 people have fallen ill, 746 have died and 25,300 have recovered. 163 hospitalized, 29 of them intensively. 7 September 2020 – Vienna. After the number of new corona infections had fallen yesterday, they rose again today. On Sunday “only” 184 new cases were reported – on Monday there were 290 in only 24 hours. Thus, the numbers almost reach 300 again, as they did in the middle to end of last week. So far there have been 29,561 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 9.30…

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