Corona explosion in Vienna! More than 1,000 new infections

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Vienna saw an immense increase in Corona cases. More than 1,000 new infections were registered in just one day. First information about the current information events show a shocking picture: The number of new infections in Vienna has reached four figures for the first time in months. Today, Wednesday, 1,080 new cases were confirmed. According to the AGES dashboard, the 1,000 mark was last exceeded on November 24 (1,017 cases); since then, case numbers have been below that – until today. After reaching a low at the end of January,…

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Free tests out of stock in pharmacies

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There are currently not only delivery delays for vaccines, but also for the free home tests. Since the beginning of March, a set of five per month should be available in pharmacies. But the tests are out of stock almost everywhere. A look at the ELGA electronic medical record does show a prescription for five coronavirus tests per month. However, it can be difficult to fill this prescription. The pharmacies sometimes take a long time to replenish their supplies: “Sorry, no more free tests in stock today,” is the message…

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Brazil records new high in deaths

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Brazil has recorded new high in the number of coronavirus deaths in one day. Within 24 hours, 2,841 more coronavirus-related deaths were registered, the Brazilian Health Ministry reported yesterday. The number of new infections registered rose by 83,926 to 11.6 million cases in just one day. The total number of deaths related to the virus so far in Brazil (population 210 million) is 282,127, the second highest in the world after the United States (population 328 million). The country also has the highest number of new daily infections in the…

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Chancellor Kurz continues to stand by AstraZeneca

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has backed the vaccination panel’s decision to continue using the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine. “We trust our experts here, who have made a clear decision to continue using all approved vaccines,” Kurz said at a press conference in Vienna on Tuesday. Similarly to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) earlier, he urged a European solution. “This is a patchwork within Europe, which is not ideal,” Kurz said. Therefore, he hopes “that there will be a clarification of this issue quickly,” the chancellor demanded a “clarification” regarding the vaccine…

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“Corona vaccinees to get certain benefits”

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The Ministry of Health is currently working on legal foundations that would give vaccinated people “certain advantages” in the Corona lockdown. “We are currently working on the fact that as a vaccinated person you can also have certain advantages in these first steps with the first groups. That means that certain lockdown measures or similar closures do not have to apply to all groups at the same time,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschober let the bombshell burst in the Puls24 “Citizens’ Forum”. In Israel, people who have already been immunized with…

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More and more young and working people get infected with Corona

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Statistically, the coronavirus now “catches” mainly children, young people and working people in Austria. This is confirmed by figures from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) for calendar week ten (March 8 to 14). According to these figures, the average age of those infected is now 37.9 years. At the beginning of the year, the average was 46.7 years, and in mid-April of the previous year it was 56.7 years. If one takes a detailed look at the infection figures in the past week (March 8 to 14),…

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No deaths so far linked to coronavirus vaccination

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To date, there has been no death linked to coronavirus vaccination, the Federal Agency for Safety in Health Care (BASG) reports in its weekly report. To date, 48 deaths in temporal proximity to a Covid 19 vaccination have been reported to the agency – 46 at BioNTech/Pfizer, one at Moderna and one at AstraZeneca. Eight cases – six at BioNTech/Pfizer, one at Moderna and one at AstraZeneca – are under investigation. In three patients, a link to vaccination could be ruled out based on the autopsy report. In 16 individuals,…

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2,425 infections, 33 deaths: hospital figures rise sharply

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As corona numbers rise, the AstraZeneca cause overshadows the pandemic in the country. As of Tuesday, there are 2,425 new infections and 33 deaths. Many countries stop vaccinating with AstraZeneca for now – Austria, on the other hand, continues to vaccinate; some countries go back into hard lockdown – Austria, on the other hand, continues to lock down; and while vaccination is going on diligently elsewhere, thousands of doses are reportedly left in storage in Austria. Meanwhile, corona numbers continue to rise steadily, with health authorities reporting 2,425 new corona…

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No evidence of covid protective effect by Vitamin D. Zinc, Vitamin C

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New study data clearly show that many agents – other than those thought – are ineffective for covid 19 infection. Zinc, vitamin C, or vitamin D make no difference in covid 19 courses or as corona prophylaxis. That’s what studies from the United States show. Researchers have also been disappointed in plasma from people who have already survived the disease. The search for ways to influence the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection or covid-19 with drugs has brought a wide variety of agents into discussion over the past year. Some important…

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