Biontech applied for EU approval for five- to 11-year-olds

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German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer have now filed for European approval of their Corona vaccine for children ages five to 11. Both said Friday that they had submitted clinical trial data to the EU’s Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam. The same data have already been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An emergency pediatric application was filed there on Oct. 7. According to Biontech and Pfizer, the clinical trials show that the vaccine is well tolerated by children in this age group and produces…

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Scam: Fraudulent short messages best deleted immediately

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“New voicemail,” the text message says, for example, or “You have a missed call.” This is followed by a link to a website. Anyone who receives such messages should be wide awake and under no circumstances click on the link – this is a scam. Because the website behind the link is not a voice recording at all, but a request to install a new app. The app can, for example, copy and steal data from the smartphone, send unnoticed SMS via the cell phone number or cause other damage.…

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2,432 new infections in Austria

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216 intensive care patients currently. Eight new deaths linked to Covid-19. From Thursday to Friday, 2,432 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. Compared to the previous week (1,878), the number of new infections is 554 higher. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Upper Austria with 226.6, followed by Salzburg, Lower Austria and Styria (212.1, 149.9 and 145.7, respectively). This is further followed by Carinthia (134), Vienna (125.6), Tyrol (110), Burgenland (90.2) and Vorarlberg (67.9). There are also eight new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to…

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Vienna: What to do, when and how to get the third Corona vaccine

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Already in the near future, the city of Vienna will start the third vaccination (“booster vaccination”) in the broad. What you need to know now! The city of Vienna will soon start with the booster vaccinations in the width. On Thursday, the details were presented. What you need to know now and how you can get to the third Corona-Jaukerl, you can find out here. On September 2, the City of Vienna began the first COVID booster vaccinations in retirement and nursing homes and among hospital staff. So far, 20,668…

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Coronavirus worldwide: No work without a “green passport” in Italy, tests for non-vaccinated people chargeable in France

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More than 239 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to decide soon whether to recommend booster vaccinations from manufacturers Moderna- and Johnson-&-Johnson.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to decide soon whether to recommend booster vaccinations from manufacturers Moderna- and Johnson-&-Johnson.The latest developmentsIn Italy, starting this Friday (Oct. 15), all private and public sector workers must…

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Corona vaccination campaign in Vienna integration center

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The Austrian Integration Fund is offering free Corona vaccinations at its premises in Vienna.The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers a mobile vaccination station at its premises in Vienna. It was organized in collaboration with the City of Vienna and the Samariterbund.In order to further increase the Corona vaccination rate, the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers a mobile vaccination station at its premises in Vienna. The campaign, organized jointly with the City of Vienna (Mobile Vaccination Vienna), the Health Service of the City of Vienna (MA 5) and with the support…

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Lotto jackpot: 5.5 million euros are waiting

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After a five-month break again Lotto five-fold jackpot.After a five-month break, there is a lotto 5x jackpot again on Friday. Around 5.5 million euros are waiting in the pot.Sunday’s draw will be for around 5.5 million euros in the first prize, Austrian Lotteries reported. The first five-fold jackpot in January developed further to the six-fold jackpot according to the information, the two further in February and in May ended in each case with two sixes. Very well one Jackpot was cracked with the drawing on Wednesday with the five with…

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CORONA Traffic light in Austria: Center red, west and east yellow

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Salzburg is once again a coronavirus high-risk zone. The traffic light commission switched the province to red on Thursday. The west with Vorarlberg and Tyrol and the east with Vienna and Burgenland were classified yellow with medium risk. The rest of the country is at high risk, which is shown as orange. Salzburg has the highest current risk number, which decides the classification, with 103.1. This means that Salzburg slipped just into the sector of very high risk. A request from the state for Orange remained in the minority. Upper…

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European Medicines Agency (EMA) reviews new drug

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started the review process for a new CoV drug. Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca has developed Evusheld, a combination drug designed to prevent Covid-19 disease in adults, the EMA said today in Amsterdam. Initial test results indicated the drug was effective in protecting against the disease. Only Remdesivier approved so farExperts are now continuously evaluating data from tests and weighing the benefits and drawbacks of the drug. It is not known when a final result will be available. According to the authorities, the manufacturer has not…

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