Corona vaccinations now also available from general practitioners

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Today the Corona vaccinations start – with delay – also with the family doctors. According to the office of Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ), an initial 10,000 doses are available for this purpose this week. The vaccine from AstraZeneca will be used. The vaccination step in the practices was in itself planned earlier, but there was not enough vaccine available. A total of 560 physicians in private practice will begin administering the vaccine for the first time in their clinics. This has already been possible for some time in the…

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Vienna: Additional 35,000 vaccination appointments for risk groups

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In Vienna, additional vaccination appointments for high-risk or at-risk groups, as well as for people with psychiatric illnesses, will be released today, Tuesday. The focus is currently on these groups, as well as older people born in 1956 or later, people with disabilities or contacts of pregnant women, the office of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker, announced as published by Austrian Press Agency. The vaccinations are administered at Corona vaccination centers. For people who belong to the high-risk group – such as those affected with serious illnesses – only comparatively…

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1,566 new Corona infections in Austria

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There are 1,566 new Corona infections in Austria today (Monday). Compared to Monday of the previous week (2,117), this is a decrease of 551 cases. Due to the 2,062 new recoveries, the number of active cases also drops to 25,230. The last time we had so few active cases was March 11. In the past 24 hours, there have been 33,741 new PCR tests. This gives a positive rate of 4.64 percent. There have been a total of 8,151,042 PCR tests performed to date. In addition, there are eleven new…

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WHO: No one knows how dangerous the Indian Corona variant is

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World Health organization is monitoring the Indian virus variant but has not yet classified it as a concern, a WHO spokeswoman said in response to a request for comment in Geneva on Monday. So far, it is not clear to what extent the variant is partly responsible for the rapid increase in cases in India, she said. There are many factors that could have contributed, she said. For example, festivals and events with large numbers of participants have taken place recently, it said. In addition, B.1.617 is spreading alongside other…

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Cleaning enlarges the brain

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If you haven’t done it yet, you should definitely make time in your schedule for your annual spring cleaning. Because the reward is not only a clean, hygienic and tidy home, but also a more voluminous brain. This is the conclusion of a recent study from Canada. If that’s not motivation to clean: housework increases the gray matter in the brain. “Science already knew that exercise has a positive effect on the brain, but our study is the first to show that the same could be true for housework,” summarizes…

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One billion Corona vaccine doses administered worldwide

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About five months after the first Corona vaccination programs began, the number of doses administered has surpassed one billion. According to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data, just over 1.002 billion syringes of Corona vaccine had been injected worldwide by Saturday evening. More than half of these are in the three countries of the United States, China and India. In terms of population, Israel is in the lead, with nearly one in six already vaccinated. It is followed by the United Arab Emirates with 51…

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Another daily high in new infections in India

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India has reported a global high of 352,991 new Corona infections for the fifth consecutive day. In addition, the number of deaths linked to the virus rose by from 2,812 to a total of 195,123 within 24 hours – the highest ever in the South Asian country, according to the health ministry in New Delhi on Monday. With more than 17 million confirmed infections, India has the second most infections in the world after the U.S. In India, with a population of about 1.35 billion, the second Corona wave is…

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Vaccinated US citizens to be allowed to travel to Europe soon

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US citizens vaccinated against CoV are to be allowed to enter the European Union again in the coming months. This was announced yesterday by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with the “New York Times”. Vaccines approved by the EU’s European Medicines Agency (EMA) would be used in the United States. “This will allow free movement and travel to the European Union,” von der Leyen said. “One thing is clear: All 27 member states, without exception, will recognize everyone who has been vaccinated with vaccines approved…

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Commentary: New COVID 19 variants could block the dream of herd immunity

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The third Corona wave is rolling over Europe. Vaccinations are supposed to quickly immunize people and thus finally stop the pandemic. But a new study shows: The new virus variants could shatter the dream of herd immunity in the near future. “Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate” – this is the battle cry of all European countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Experts and politicians now agree that the third wave currently sweeping the continent can only be stopped by tough measures – and by immunizing the population. Herd immunity through…

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