Government Covid crisis coordination (Gecko) recommends fourth Corona vaccination before autumn

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Gecko says it is prudent to consider a booster with variant vaccines before fall for anyone whose third vaccination was more than six to nine months ago. Gecko, the statewide crisis coordinator, has recommended “embedding Covid-19 into traditional influenza surveillance structures starting in the fall when numbers are low – assuming variants remain similar to current levels.” Then, he said, it makes sense to consider a booster with variant vaccines before the fall for anyone whose third vaccination was more than six to nine months ago, and to apply it…

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No more quarantine for Omicron recovered people

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People who have survived an infection with the Omicron variant within the last three months will no longer have to be quarantined after contact with an infected person. This was stated by the Ministry of Health in a new version of the contact person regulation. This is likely to have an impact on kindergartens and elementary schools, for example. The regulation has already been communicated to the provincial sanitary directorates and is to be applied soon, it was said to APA. Omicron variant automatically assumed in case of infectionAdditional proof…

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Over two million corona infections in Austria since pandemic began

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There have already been more than two million confirmed cases of corona in Austria since the pandemic began. On Saturday, 2,027,604 cases were reported, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Interior. Within the past 24 hours, 32,258 new infections were added. Last week, 34,748 cases were counted on Saturday. Therefore, the seven-day incidence also dropped from 2,564.2 to 2,536.4 cases per 100,000 population. The number of new infections within one day is below the average of 32,366 cases in the past seven days. However, the number of…

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32,258 new infections in Austria

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There have been 22 new deaths reported related to Covid-19. The Omicron wave keeps leading to new highs. Several times in the last few weeks, new infections have reached record levels and new daily records have been set. More than 43,000 new infections were reported on Thursday of the previous week, for example. Since then, the number of new cases has leveled off at a high level within 24 hours. Within the last week, there have been more than 229,000 positive tests, bringing yesterday’s total to 339,722 active cases, a…

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More than 900,000 Corona deaths in the U.S. so far

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More than 900,000 people have died in the U.S. in connection with Corona infection since the pandemic began. That was revealed Friday by data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. The threshold of 800,000 Corona deaths had been exceeded as recently as mid-December. The Johns Hopkins website is updated regularly and usually shows a slightly higher level than the official figures. In some cases, however, the numbers have been revised downward. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just over 892,000 people had died in connection with…

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Vienna’s Health Councillor expects second wave of omicron after semester break

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Vienna’s City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker expects a second wave after the semester break. Especially the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is likely to drive up the infections, many may also get infected during the semester break. School tests fall away during the semester breakDue to the start of the semester break, Corona tests at schools will fall away next week, many people will be on vacation, the consequence: “The numbers will go down next week,” Hacker said. The week after that, two events coincide: Corona screenings in schools will resume…

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How effective is Novavax – is it suitable for booster vaccination?

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Novavax vaccine can also be used for booster vaccination.In a few weeks, the first doses of Novavax’s protein-based vaccine will be delivered to Austria. But how effective is the corona vaccine really and can it be used to boost? Why Novavax is not a dead vaccineAccording to the U.S. pharmaceutical company Novavax, the new vaccine protects well against the coronavirus. The data are based on studies involving about 30,000 people. According to the results, efficacy is about 90 percent. The extent to which Novavax is effective against the Omicron variant…

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New regulations for restaurants and meetings start today

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Yesterday, the Ministry of Health presented the regulation that moves the closing time back. This means that as of today pubs may stay open until midnight. Furthermore, the number of participants for meetings will be increased. More participants are also possible in youth work and vacation camps. For larger events, testing is no longer mandatory. Specifically, the amendment to the Covid 19 Measures Ordinance stipulates that 50 instead of 25 young people can now come together again in extracurricular youth work or go on a trip to shared vacation accommodation.…

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Incubation period: when first covid symptoms become noticeable

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The shortening of the generation time, as well as the incubation time, is likely to play a weighty role in the rapid spread of omicron. Generation time is the period of time during which a person becomes infected, the virus spreads in the body, and subsequently, other people can be infected. In the case of the delta variant of the coronavirus, this period was around five days; in the case of Omicron, it is around 2.5 days. This would therefore mean that if you are infected with Omicron, you become…

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