EU ordered 110,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine

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The European Union is ordering 110,000 monkeypox vaccines in light of the current virus outbreak. An agreement to this effect has been reached with the Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic. Delivery to EU states could start at the end of June, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said Tuesday on the sidelines of a meeting of EU health ministers in Luxembourg. According to Bavarian Nordic, it should start immediately. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had recently said it was in talks with Bavarian Nordic, that could see approval of its smallpox…

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Already 20 confirmed monkeypox cases in Austria

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More monkeypox infections have occurred in Austria. Twenty cases have been confirmed as of Friday, according to AGES. In addition, there is one probable cause. The most evidence of the disease, which has been reportable for several weeks, is in Vienna, with 14 so far. Two have already recovered, twelve men are still active cases in the federal capital and segregated by the authorities, and three are currently being treated in hospital, said to the office of Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). More precise data are available for the federal…

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Mask requirement possible in summer

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Corona’s new infections continue to rise sharply in Austria. Interior and Health Ministry reported on Friday 8933 new cases within 24 hours. Among the newly infected is Interior Minister Gerald Karner himself. He is suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” according to his spokesman. Last Friday, 4941 new cases had been registered, almost half as many. And the current figures are unlikely to reflect the extent of the entire wave in times of reduced testing. As ” Kurier reports,” data on the viral load of samples from 108 sewage treatment plants show…

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Nearly 9,000 new infections in Austria on Friday

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From Thursday to Friday, 8,933 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly above the 7-day average of 7,627 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 599.77. In the past 24 hours, 83,376 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.71 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 80,818. For the first time since late April, more than 80,000 people have been infected simultaneously. In addition, there are eight new deaths. Thus, 18,757 persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout…

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What’s next for the Green passport and the 4th vaccination

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The Austrian government announced Thursday that mandatory vaccination is now history. What’s next for the green passport and the 4th prick? Compulsory vaccination in Austria is history: health minister Johannes Rauch and ÖVP club leader August Wöginger officially announced the end on Thursday. “Compulsory vaccination was introduced under different conditions than how we have it today. With Delta, we had a variant with 60 percent more hospitalizations. Austria was then in November on the verge of a lockdown,” said Health Minister Johannes Rauch, explaining a changed overall situation as the…

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Transmission of monkeypox probably underestimated

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There are more and more detections of monkeypox worldwide. Europe is the hardest hit. “Human-to-human transmission is probably underestimated,” says WHO chief Ghebreyesus. Experts are now consulting in an emergency committee in Geneva. Worldwide, nearly 5000 monkeypox infections have been reported in humans this year. In more than 40 countries outside Africa, where monkeypox was virtually unknown until May, there were 3308 cases, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s in addition to about 1,600 suspected or confirmed cases in eight African…

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Corona traffic light in Austria yellow again

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The rising infection figures in the current Corona wave have led to the Corona Commission reclassifying Austria as yellow again. Thus, medium risk again applies to all of Austria. Burgenland, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Vienna are now also rated medium risk. The provinces of Carinthia, Upper Austria, and Styria remain green-yellow, so there is a low risk for them. Omicron variants BA.4/BA.5 are dominantIn this week’s assessment, the Corona Commission found an increased risk in most provinces. The more infectious omicron variants BA.4/BA.5 are already dominant. “Therefore, it…

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Corona vaccine saved 20 million lives

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In the first year of the Corona vaccination, the vaccines reduced deaths from SARS-CoV-2 infections by about 20 million worldwide. That’s according to a model calculation by British experts now published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The scientists from Imperial College in London analyzed the period between Dec. 8, 2020 – the first day of availability of a Corona vaccine – and Dec. 8, 2021. Only a portion of Corona deaths recorded worldwideThis model calculation differs from the officially reported deaths due to the Corona pandemic. Previously, more than 540…

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9,528 new corona infections in Austria on Thursday

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There were 9,528 new Corona infections in Austria on Thursday in a 24-hour comparison. Six hundred sixty-two people are currently hospitalized with a Corona infection. After more than 10,000 new Corona infections within 24 hours on Wednesday, the number of new cases was back in four figures on Thursday. But on average, case numbers continue to rise. The Interior and Health ministries reported 9,528 new infections Thursday and five more deaths. Hospitals also have to treat more infected patients again. Corona new infections in the provincesBurgenland: 286Carinthia: 473Lower Austria: 1,876Upper…

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