EMA recommends approval of drug Evusheld

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval of a CoV drug from AstraZeneca to protect at-risk patients who cannot be vaccinated from infection. The Committee for Human Medicines recommended marketing authorization for Evusheld “to prevent covid-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over and weighing 40 kilograms or more”, the agency said today. Evusheld consists of two synthetic antibodies that can dock to different sides of the coronavirus spike protein. In making its decision, the EMA pointed to a study of 5,000 adults whose risk of infection…

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Germany: More than 1.5 million cases in one week for the first time

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In the last calendar week, more than 1.5 million CoV cases were reported in Germany for the first time, according to the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI). This is what the RKI writes in its weekly report today. The incidence among people aged five to 44 was exceptionally high last week, but the most substantial increase was observed among senior citizens aged 75 to 79. The RKI called on at-risk groups and people aged 70 and over, in particular, to protect themselves against severe illness with a second booster vaccination…

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Tuberculosis is the second deadliest infectious disease behind Corona

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Even in Corona times, tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. Especially given the pandemic, he said that urgent investment in the fight against it is crucial. 3 million tuberculosis deaths since the beginning of the pandemic A sharp 24 percent drop in registered tuberculosis cases in the WHO European Region between 2019 and 2020 is likely to be related to the Corona pandemic, which has hampered the detection and reporting of such diseases, the European Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the EU…

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41,607 new infections in Austria

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Forty-nine new deaths linked to Covid infection. From Wednesday to Thursday, 41,607 new infections were registered in Austria. In addition, 49 deaths related to the coronavirus were reported. There are currently 442,628 active corona infections in Austria. So far, there have been 3,627,093 positive test results in Austria. Today, 15,579 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 3,168,886 have recovered across Austria. 233 in intensive care unitsCurrently, 3,235 people infected with the Coronavirus are undergoing hospital treatment. Of these, 233 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections…

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Corona traffic lights glow red in almost all of Austria

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This week, the Corona traffic light shines dark red in nearly all of Austria. Also, this week the Corona traffic light shows the usual color: dark red. Except for Tyrol, the risk number has increased everywhere. The orange zone of still high risk seems challenging to reach the moment. This is because cases have gone up in eight provinces in the past two weeks. Vienna has the most substantial Corona increase with 18 percent. Nevertheless, the risk figure, which includes the age of the affected person and vaccination status in…

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UPDATE: New Corona rules will apply in Austria from Thursday

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Starting today, Thursday, the Corona mask requirement returns in Austria. Due to the high Corona numbers, the government decided on stricter rules on Wednesday. From Thursday, masks will be compulsory indoors throughout Austria. In addition, Corona-infected people can go back to work and go shopping without free testing after five days – if they have been symptom-free for 48 hours and wear a mask. In their private lives, they should avoid visiting “vulnerable settings,“ restaurants, and significant events, and also wear masks. The quarantine recommendation by Health Minister Johannes Rauch…

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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 spreads in the USA

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The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expects the Omikron subvariant BA.2, which is spreading in Europe, to become dominant in the US in the foreseeable future. This sub-variants’ share of coronavirus variants nationwide has risen to 35 percent, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a briefing with journalists yesterday. “We expect it to become the predominant variant in the coming weeks.” In parts of the Northeast, she said, that is already the case. At the same time, Walensky pointed to a drop in the numbers of coronavirus infections, hospital…

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Induction Ceremony of the newly-elected officers of Ilonggo Community in Austria held

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The New Officers of the Ilonggo Community in Austria have been inducted into office by Charge d‘Affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Hon. Ivan Frank Olea. Charge d’Affaires Ivan Frank Olea welcomed the newly elected officers at the Philippine Embassy Hall and at the same time expressed his gratitude to the outgoing officers for serving the objectives of the Ilonggo Community in Austria during the past years. „It is my pleasure to be with you this afternoon. I wish to congratulate the newly elected officers and commend the previous…

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Was there a corona pandemic 20,000 years ago?

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A new study shows that a corona pandemic broke out in East Asia 20,000 years ago. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Arizona explained that many Asian people could trace their ancestry back to people who survived a Corona pandemic over 20,000 years ago. The scientists discovered that studying descendants‘ genomes can reveal information going back tens of thousands of years. As “DocCheck” explains, the term genome refers to the “totality of all genes” contained in “a complete set of chromosomes.“ Genomes reveal data thousands of years…

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