EMA launches accelerated approval review of Valneva vaccine

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced Thursday it is launching an accelerated review process for approval of the Covid 19 vaccine from Austrian-French biotechnology company Valneva. The EU already ordered up to 60 million Corona vaccine doses from Valneva several weeks ago. When a decision on the inactivated vaccine will be made is still open, he said. Valneva’s inactivated vaccine contains killed components of the coronavirus for immunization. As such, it uses similar technology to traditional flu vaccines and is said to be able to be stored in normal refrigerators.…

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Viennese vaccination campaign for homeless and uninsured people

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The neunerhaus health center in Vienna’s Margareten district — Margaretenstraße 166/1, 1050 Vienna – is offering vaccinations for homeless, homeless and uninsured people in December. On December 6 and 13, people there will receive the basic immunization or a booster vaccination with the vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer and, if desired, also the flu vaccination, according to a release. This campaign is supported by the City of Vienna and the Red Cross. Already in May 2021, 250 people were immunized over two days. In total, almost 750 homeless and uninsured people have…

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Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz retires from poitics

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Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced his retirement from politics. He will step down as ÖVP leader and as club chairman in the National Council, he said at a press conference on Thursday morning. At this he looked back on his ten-year political career. With the birth of his son, as well as the “accusations, allegations and proceedings,” his enthusiasm for politics had waned, he said. “It was the honor of my life,” Kurz said. Kurz announced a meeting of the federal party executive board for Friday. At that time,…

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WHO: recovered not protected from omicron infection

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A survived Corona infection does not protect against infection with the new Omicron variant, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).“We think that previous infection does not protect against Omicron,” infectiologist Anne von Gottberg of South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said Thursday at a press conference hosted by the WHO Africa Regional Office. The question continues to be researched, the scientist said. However, initial observations suggest that people who have already been infected by Omicron could contract Covid-19 again. In that case, however, the symptoms are apparently…

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Corona crisis: Germany decides lockdown for unvaccinated people

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Measures are being tightened: contact restrictions for the unvaccinated, expansion of the 2-G rule and mandatory vaccination starting in February. The federal and state governments have agreed on far-reaching restrictions for the unvaccinated at a joint conference. Acting Chancellor Angela Merkel says after what is expected to be her last conference of minister presidents (MPK) “that the situation in our country is serious as far as the Corona pandemic is concerned.” A general vaccination obligation could apply from February. Clubs and discotheques are to be closed from a seven-day incidence…

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Thursday: 8,882 new infections in Austria

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From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 8,882 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of 10,051 over the past seven days, with the number of active cases dropping to 130,066. In the past 24 hours, 386,226 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.30 percent. There are also 72 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 12,625 lives in Austria so far. There is still no relief in the hospitals. Currently, 637 patients are being…

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Germany: More deaths in federal states with low vaccination rates

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In Bavaria and other German states with a low vaccination rate, considerably more people are currently dying after a corona infection than in the better-vaccinated north of Germany. This is the result of statistical analyses by the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. The basis is the official data of the Robert Koch Institute and the health authorities. According to the data, more than three times as many Corona patients died in Bavaria in relation to the population in seven days (as of Dec. 1) as in Bremen, the state with…

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Vaccination street in Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral open daily from Dec. 6

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In St. Stephen’s Cathedral will be vaccinated daily from December 6.St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna is currently experiencing brisk attendance despite the lockdown: demand for the Covid-19 vaccinations administered here is higher than ever.This was reported by the Malteser Hospitaldienst, which coordinates the campaign with the Johanniter on behalf of the cathedral parish. Exactly 17,817 stings with the vaccine from BioNTech/Pfizer have been administered at St. Barbara’s Chapel since August, including 10,123 since the beginning of November and 2,872 last weekend alone. Because of the enormous demand, the campaign, which…

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Decision on lockdown end will be announced next week

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A decision on the end of the lockdown for vaccinated and recovered persons as of December 12 will be made by the Ministry of Health only next week.The forecasting consortium will provide an assessment of the coming days, it said. At present, infection incidence is declining, it said. How strong this development is pronounced and whether it is a sustainable trend reversal, however, will only be seen in the coming days, lets the Ministry of Health know. The development is being monitored and the next steps will be communicated next…

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