WHO gives emergency approval for Chinese vaccine from Sinopharm

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Sinopharm is the first Chinese company to receive emergency approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its Corona vaccine. The decision was announced by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva on Friday. This will allow UN agencies to purchase and distribute the drug. China has already pledged ten million doses in February to the UN’s Covax international vaccination program, on which many poorer countries rely. The independent advisory group SAGE has released the vaccine for people over 18, Tedros said. Two doses are needed for full vaccine protection,…

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Is it necessary to post vaccination selfies (or vaccination card) on social media ?

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The vaccination campaign is gaining momentum. More and more vaccinated people are proudly sharing selfies and proof of vaccination card and letting the world know they got their first (or second) shot. What’s the point? No travel opportunities, excursions, parties or restaurant visit. Because of the pandemic, there are hardly any opportunities left to take pictures of yourself in front of spectacular scenery or among hip people and proudly post the result on social networks. But in the meantime, unfortunately, there is a remedy: Vaccination selfies. More and more often,…

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18,485 new infections, seven-day incidence drops to 125.7

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The incidence of infection in Germany continues to level off: both the number of new coronavirus infections and the 7-day incidence are significantly below the values of the previous week. The reproductive number is increasing slightly, but remains well below 1.0. Health departments in Germany reported 18,485 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Friday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:10. By comparison, the figure a week ago Friday…

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The current Corona infection situation in Vienna

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According to the medical crisis team of the city of Vienna, 124,000 Corona test results were registered on Wednesday, 5 May. Of these, 64,852 were PCR tests – much of which came via “Alles gurgelt” – and 59,148 were rapid antigen tests. As for infection activity in general in the city, 301 positive test findings were reportedon Wednesday, a crisis team release said. Subtracting data adjustments from previous days, there are 219 new cases. In total, 135,522 positive confirmed tests and 2,234 deaths due to or from the effects of…

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Weather in Austria: Temperatures will again reach an early summer level with 20 to 31 degrees

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Today, Friday, changeable weather is again on the agenda. Early in the morning, clouds will dominate and there will be some rain, in the course of the day, showers will move through again with a cold front from the west, south of the main ridge of the Alps it may also become thundery before the cold front. Towards evening, it will gradually loosen up on the northern side of the Alps. With strong, on the northern side of the Alps partly stormy westerly to northwesterly winds, a maximum of 8…

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Austria: 50 percent of the over-50s are completely vaccinated

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Half of those who want to be vaccinated against Corona will have received immunization by Friday. This is according to figures from the Chancellor’s Office. According to the figures, at least one vaccination was given to 2.5 million people. Likewise the 50-percent-value is reached according to data from the electronic vaccination passport with the Austrians over 50. The Federal Chancellery reckons that around two thirds of the vaccinated population have received the sting. Children, for example, are still excluded. That brings the total to about five million. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz…

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1,245 new corona infections in Austria on Thursday

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In the last 24 hours, there were 1,245 new corona virus infections in Austria. The number of intensive care patients continues to decline. Corona situation in the provincesWith 1,245 new corona infections recorded since Wednesday, this number is again below the seven-day average, which was 1,535 on Thursday. The seven-day incidence ranked at 120.7 on Thursday, down from 131.8 cases per 100,000 population the previous day. In total, 10,745 new infections were recorded last week. The number of intensive care patients also continued to decline, standing at 434. The experts…

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Corona infection despite vaccination

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Corona vaccination does not provide 100% protection against covid disease. In Austria, about 20 fully immunized individuals contracted the disease despite vaccination. All previously received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. One in ten has full protectionCovid 19 disease with symptoms has so far occurred in 20 people in Austria despite full immunization with a Corona vaccine. Six people affected by such a “vaccine breakthrough” have subsequently died, and hospitalization has been reported in two others, according to the weekly adverse event report from the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG).…

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Vienna opens gastronomy, culture and sports on May 19

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Restaurants (both indoors and outdoors), hotels, cultural and sports facilities will open in Vienna on May 19. The city’s swimming pools will also be allowed to open again, and schools will return to full attendance classes on May 17. Thus, the federal capital also supports the opening steps of the federal government. This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and his deputy Christoph Wiederkehr (Neos) on Thursday after consultations with medical experts. Before these consultations, the city’s leadership had still been reserved about the comprehensive opening steps decided by…

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