Vaccinations: Vienna works on pre-notification concept for mentally ill patients

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Vienna will also vaccinate younger Corona risk patients starting Monday. Persons with mental illnesses are now also to have their turn. Meanwhile, 63,000 appointments have already been activated for this group. This includes people suffering from asthma or diabetes, for example. People with mental illnesses are now also to have their turn. They can now be pre-registered. A corresponding category in the Vienna Immunization Service has been available since Friday afternoon. Vaccination preregistrations for mentally ill should be made possible“We are trying to find a solution,” stressed a spokesman for…

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Austria commemorates pandemic victims

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The leaders of the state, churches and religions held a joint memorial service on April 16, 2021, to commemorate the nearly 10,000 people killed so far in the Corona pandemic in Austria. At the commemoration, which was broadcast live on TV on Friday, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen spoke movingly of the fact that many people had to die alone, and spoke of the pain of “unfinished farewells” and the need to mourn together. In view of the pandemic and its victims, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz appealed to “overcome rifts,…

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Vaccination in Lower Austria: Registration for vaccination waiting lists open

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Starting Wednesday, (21 April 2021) it is expected that anyone 60 years of age or older will be able to sign up for CoV vaccination. But even those who are much younger now have the opportunity to get to a vaccination appointment. As of now, people can also register for waiting lists at vaccination centers. There are 20 vaccination centers that will go into operation in Lower Austria next week. If, towards the end of a vaccination day – that is, after 6 p.m. – vaccine doses remain in these…

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Corona summit: Chancellor Kurz announces “opening steps in all areas from mid-May”.

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In the usual manner, consultations of the government with experts, opposition and countries on the Corona measures took place today, Friday.. At 11 a.m. there were consultations with experts and the opposition, then at 1 p.m. there was a video conference to the provincial governors. From 3:30 p.m., the government announced the result of the meeting via press conference. Teachers and policemen vaccinated at the end of AprilThe consultations with the provinces had been very “swift and harmonious”, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP). Kurz said he was pleased that a…

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Corona infected people in Austria become younger and younger

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The bulk of those infected with the coronavirus affects the group of 20- to 64-year-olds, and overall the age of SARS-CoV-2-positive people continues to taper. The Corona Traffic Light Commission’s evaluation criteria for its Thursday meeting showed that in calendar week 14, about 69 percent fell into the 20- to 64-year-old age group among incidence cases, and about 17 percent were younger. According to the Traffic Light Commission, while they were still 46.7 years old on average in calendar week two, the average in calendar week 15 was only 38.3…

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2,416 Corona infections in Austria

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In the past 24 hours, 2,416 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. This is 262 fewer cases than from Wednesday to Thursday and 286 fewer than on Friday a week ago. This was the first time in weeks that the seven-day incidence had fallen below 200, and on Friday it was 198.7 cases per 100,000 population. There have been a total of 589,229 positive test results in Austria so far. Thirty new deaths have also been reported, bringing the number of people who have died from coronavirus…

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More than 2,100 Corona deaths in third wave of infection

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The eastern region has been hit particularly hard by the COVID 19 pandemic in Austria. Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland account for more than half of those who have died since February. In total, 9,843 people have died with Covid-19 across Austria since the outbreak of the pandemic, including 2,122 in the third wave. This is according to reports from the provinces evaluated by Austrian Press Agency. According to figures collected by the Interior Ministry’s crisis team, more than two-thirds of Corona deaths occurred in the second wave of infection.…

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France passed 100,000 deaths mark

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France has passed the threshold of 100,000 registered CoV deaths. Authorities reported 296 additional deaths yesterday – bringing the number of reported deaths to 100,073. The country of about 67 million people has been hit hard by the Covid 19 pandemic. France’s President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter that no face or name of the deceased would be forgotten. Last spring, France had already been among the countries hit hardest by the pandemic in Europe. France’s government spokesman Gabriel Attal warned yesterday that the third wave of the epidemic was…

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More than one billion vaccine doses produced

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Global production of CoV vaccines has passed the one billion dose threshold. This was reported yesterday by the data company Airfinity, which analyzes millions of company and scientific data worldwide. The billionth dose was produced on April 12, it said. The next billion should be reached by the end of May, Airfinity said. The date by which 75 percent of the EU’s roughly 447 million population will be vaccinated could slip back by just over two months, the company also reported. That’s because of the delayed launch of Johnson &…

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