WHO calls on G20 to ensure fair distribution of vaccines

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The acute corona vaccine shortage in poorer countries threatens the entire world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ahead of the G20 summit, the WHO is therefore calling on the 20 major industrialized and emerging countries to act as quickly as possible. Providing care to the poorest is solely a matter of will, Bruce Aylward, on the WHO’s leadership team for vaccination issues too constantly, said in Geneva. “Because these 20 countries control the vaccine supply.” The G20 summit takes place this weekend in Rome. The WHO warns that…

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4,248 new corona cases on Thursday reported

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For the second day in a row, more than 4,000 new infections were reported Thursday. The Interior and Health departments recorded 4,248 new cases in the past 24 hours. This is well above the average for the previous seven days (3,670). The seven-day incidence was 287.6 cases per 100,000 population. Upper Austria led the way in infections with 1,269 cases, followed by Lower Austria (786), Styria (458), Vienna (424) and Tyrol (381). Salzburg reported 361 cases, Carinthia 325, Vorarlberg 134 and Burgenland 110. Source: sozialministerium.at

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Cyber criminals send fake parcel SMS

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Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the pre-Christmas flood of parcels and sending fake parcel notifications via SMS. Anyone who opens the link gets a virus on their cell phone. The regulatory authority RTR and the shipping giant DHL warn against the fake parcel notifications. Thousands of recipients of such SMS have reported fraud attempts to the authority. DHL warns that the scammers often pretend that the SMS comes from DHL. The messages say that an undelivered package is waiting to be picked up. In addition, there is a hyperlink…

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Plum – proves to be a real vitamin bomb

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The plum is a variety of about 2,000 plum species and a real hit in season. In contrast to the plum, its “little sister” is somewhat more acidic and has a firmer flesh. Anyone who thinks plums are only good as desserts is mistaken. Sauces made from the fruit are excellent accompaniments to poultry. If you want to store the fruit, you can dry it or turn it into jam. Schnapps can also be made from it.From a health point of view, the plum offers natural protection against cancer and…

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High COVID 19 infection rate in Austria – traffic light turns red

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According to the working document of the responsible commission – published by APA – only Burgenland and Vienna make it into the orange sector of the CoV traffic light, which indicates high risk. In the remaining provinces as well as in the entire state, the traffic light is red. This means that there is a very high risk of infection. The decisive factor for the coloration is the so-called risk number. Very high risk applies from the 100 mark. Only Vienna (81.5) and Burgenland (78.5) remain below this level, and…

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Current Migration Report in Austria

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At 20.1 percent, the proportion of people not born in Austria is higher than ever before. This is shown by the current migration report.When politicians speak of “dear Austrians, dear people living in Austria,” the current report of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) shows exactly who is meant. The ÖIF publishes the latest figures on migration and integration.The key points: With almost 1.798 million people, there have never been so many people with a foreign place of birth living in Austria as at the beginning of 2021. This corresponds to…

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28,000 kilos of plastic waste fished out of the sea

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Plastic waste is a massive threat to the lives of marine life and birds. Many die in agony because they mistake it for food.The Ocean CleanupIn a test phase, the organization The Ocean Cleanup was able to collect over 28,000 kilos of plastic from the sea, which is subsequently recycled. It’s a mega project that aims to rid our oceans of plastic waste: Founded in 2013, The Ocean Cleanup is dedicated to this mission. Problem point Great Pacific Garbage Patch In nine test collections, the organization was able to fish…

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EMA decision on vaccination for children by Christmas

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) could decide by Christmas whether to approve Biontech and Pfizer’s CoV vaccine for children as young as five. “The current timeline for the evaluation is approximately two months,” the EMA told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) today. The agency is committed to “doing everything in its power to complete the evaluation within the shortest possible time,” RND quoted an EMA spokeswoman as saying. At the same time, however, a careful and robust evaluation of all available efficacy and safety data in this very young age group must…

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Who experts: the world is unfair, unjust and divided

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According to experts, the Corona pandemic has exposed an unjust, broken and divided world. Countries collectively are not capable of ending the Corona pandemic in the near future, nor preventing a similar pandemic, write the independent experts on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Preparedness Monitoring Panel. They presented their report Tuesday at the World Health Summit in Berlin. “Covid-19 has exposed a broken world that is unfair, unaccountable and divided,” it says. While the Corona pandemic cost hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide, countries were unable to find a common…

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