Italy enters lockdown again

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Because of again drastically rising numbers with the CoV infections, Italy goes starting into the third Lockdown starting on Monday, March 15: “We have to do it unfortunately with a new wave of the infections”, said the new Prime Minister Mario Draghi yesterday with the attendance of a vaccination center at the Roman Fiumicino airport. Within a week, he said, there had been more than 150,000 new infections, an increase of about 20,000 from the previous week. “These numbers force us to be extremely cautious in order to limit the…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) will be vaccinated with the coronavirus vaccine currently under discussion from the manufacturer AstraZeneca. “I have a clear picture here,” Kurz said. “After there are many people who are worried, I will also get vaccinated with AstraZeneca to show that I have confidence in the vaccine,” the chancellor stressed Friday. AstraZeneca is “used in many countries around the world.” Whether to be vaccinated is a highly personal decision that everyone must make for themselves, Kurz said. Several countries have suspended vaccination with AstraZeneca. Most recently, however,…

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UN: 1.4 million unintended pregnancies in pandemic

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About 12 million women worldwide have had difficulty accessing contraception because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to United Nations estimates. That has led to about 1.4 million unwanted pregnancies, according to a report released yesterday (local time) by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The pandemic has caused disruptions in family planning services in 115 low- and middle-income countries, it said. This, it said, was due to such things as travel restrictions, supply chain disruptions, shortages of medicines and congestion at health facilities. Especially for the lives of women in poorer…

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3,126 new corona cases and more than 1,600 hospitalized

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3,126 new infections with the coronavirus have been added in Austria in 24 hours. Thus, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health reported on Friday the second highest value this year. On January 14, with numerous subsequent reports, 3,510 positive tests had been registered. Meanwhile, the number of hospital patients rose again to over 1,600, two weeks ago it was under 1,300. 348 patients were in intensive care units on Friday, 33 more infected died. Most new infections were reported in Vienna with 969, 632 were in…

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What the Covid-19 vaccines have in common – and what makes them different

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The Corona vaccine from U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has a special feature: the drug only needs to be administered once. This sets it apart from the three vaccines approved so far in the EU, which require two doses. An overview of the differences and similarities between the agents. How do the vaccines work? The agents from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are so-called vector vaccines. A virus that is harmless to humans introduces information from the pathogen that causes the disease into the body. In the case of…

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12,834 infections, 252 new deaths in Germany

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Health departments in Germany reported 12,834 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day, 2,254 more than a week ago. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Friday. The number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (seven-day incidence) was also significantly higher than the previous day (69.1) at 72.4.Four weeks ago, on February 12, the seven-day incidence had been 62.2. In addition, 252 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 10,580…

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Corona traffic light: further increases in infections expected

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The Corona Traffic Light Commission expects the significant increase in coronavirus case numbers to continue. At the same time, with the exception of Vorarlberg, Austria is already at “very high risk” and thus remains largely red. Current corona incidencesA withdrawal of the relaxation of the visiting rules in the hospitals is to be considered, it was said from the committee after the weekly meeting Thursday afternoon. This is in case the increasing burden on intensive care units continues. South African variant now spreading in Upper Austria and ViennaThe South Africa…

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New Corona rules now apply for 4 weeks

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The Ministry of Health has presented the amendment to the protective measures ordinance. With one exception, the entire regulation is to apply as early as March 15, once the National Parliament has given its blessing. The exception is that “re-sharpenings” in the professional area are to come into force from April 1 in order to ensure the necessary preparation time, it is said. The term “tightening up” refers to the fact that companies with 51 or more employees will need a mandatory Corona prevention concept from April 1. On the…

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EU authority recommends Johnson & Johnson vaccination

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam has recommended the use of the Corona vaccine from U.S. manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. This means a fourth vaccine should soon be administered in the European Union. However, final approval must be granted by the EU Commission. Austria’s Health Ministry sees “tailwind” for domestic vaccination campaign. However, the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which is responsible for the matter, has only recommended conditional approval of the vaccine – and that is for everyone 18 years of age and older.…

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