Autumn vacations start with mild temperatures and lots of sunshine

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Daytime highs around 15 degrees with increasingly sunny weather. A weak cold front is expected to pass through on National Day. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, as well as in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, sunny and dry weather will prevail throughout Saturday. Only in some basins and valleys fog patches may persist at first. Everywhere else, however, there will initially be an interplay of dense clouds and sunshine. With a snow line between 1,000 and 1,300 meters, individual rain showers cannot be ruled out. During the afternoon hours, however, the…

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Corona summit: lockdown for unvaccinated when ICU occupancy reaches 30 percent

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The evening video meeting with the provincial governors, to which Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) had invited, began late on Friday evening. The main point of the evening was the presentation of Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens): He presented an additional stage four and five for the existing three-stage phased plan, namely in case the Corona situation worsens in winter. According to this, from a 25 percent occupancy rate of intensive care units (ICU) with covid patients – that would be 500 beds – the 2-G rule (Vaccinated/Recovered) applies everywhere where…

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3,582 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 3,582 new corona infections have been registered. In addition, 13 deaths related to the coronavirus have been reported. To date, there have been 791,226 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 11,233 people have died and 751,994 have recovered from corona virus across Austria. Currently, 1,004 people are in hospital care due to the Corona virus. Of these, 224 are being cared for in intensive care units. Current figures from the federal statesBurgenland: 81Carinthia: 258Lower Austria: 725Upper Austria: 799Salzburg: 374Styria: 466Tyrol: 257Vorarlberg: 95Vienna: 527 -source:…

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EMA to review Corona drug molnupiravir

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Expected on October 25, the EU Medicines Agency (EMA) will announce the outcome of its review of the Moderna booster vaccine. A review of the Covid 19 drug molnupiravir is also pending.Emergency approval requestedThe agency made the announcement Thursday. Currently, only the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine has a booster vaccine recommendation in the EU. At the same time, the rolling review of Merck’s (MSD in Europe) drug Molnupiravir is scheduled to start next week. The antiviral would be the first tablet against Covid-19. Tablet against Covid-19: Molnupiravir in Rolling Review.“Molnupiravir showed a…

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Study: Vaccination 90 percent effective in adolescents

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According to a study, the Biontech/Pfizer vaccination reduces the risk of infection with the delta variant of the coronavirus in adolescents by 90 percent.It also provided 93 percent protection against contracting symptoms of that variant of the virus, a spokeswoman for Israel’s Clalit health insurance company confirmed Wednesday. Together with researchers from Harvard University (USA), data from 94,354 twice-vaccinated adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 were evaluated, a statement said. These were compared with data from a corresponding number of unvaccinated adolescents. The findings have been published in…

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More than 200,000 Corona vaccination boosters in Austria so far.

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Booster vaccination is primarily recommended for people over the age of 65 and for health care workers. High-risk patients and those vaccinated with AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson are also encouraged to receive the booster. Everyone else 16 and older should wait nine to 12 months after basic immunization, Maria Paulke-Korinek of the Health Ministry told ORF radio. “The data are increasingly indicating that it really should be the case, even with the Covid 19 vaccines, that we simply need those three doses. And when the immune system has seen…

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30 cases of delta subtype of coronavirus in Austria.

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An expert says the delta variant of the coronavirus, AY.4.2, is even “more contagious” than the previous version.A new lineage of the delta variant of the coronavirus, AY.4.2, is increasingly turning out to be “even more contagious than delta,” warns Ulrich Elling, group leader at the IMBA (Institute for Molecular Biotechnology) of the Academy of Sciences. So far, he says, more than 20,000 cases have been reported in the United Kingdom, about 1,000 in continental Europe and “a good 30” in Austria. The only “fair and effective measure” now, he…

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From now on there is 24-hour COVID test lane in Vienna

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In view of the 3-G regulation at the workplace, the City of Vienna has set up a 24-hour test lane. Testing is done by PCR and antigen. Anyone who is at least occasionally in contact with other people at work must be tested, vaccinated or recovered. To ensure that unvaccinated people can be tested at any time, the City of Vienna has now set up a 24-hour test lane at the Ernst Happel Stadium. This is in continuous operation with immediate effect. Parking is possible on site, but it is…

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3,648 new infections in Austria

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The high value of new infections yesterday was not an outlier upwards , as Thursday’s data show: From yesterday to today, 3,648 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is above the seven-day average of 2,705. There are also 11 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,220 so far. The number of active cases rises to 26,490, with a seven-day incidence of 212 across Austria. Despite the sharp rise in numbers, the situation in Austria’s hospitals remains relatively…

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