CureVac hopes for EU approval of its Corona vaccine in May

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German vaccine maker CureVac believes European approval of its Corona vaccine is still possible in May or June, given progress in the required studies. “We are already very advanced in the third clinical trial phase and are expecting the data for the final approval package,” CureVac spokesman Thorsten Schüller told Augsburger Allgemeine, according to an advance report. The virus variants have added complexity for the ongoing clinical trial three, Schüller said. CureVac plans to continue producing up to 300 million vaccine doses this year, he said. Bayer, a pharmaceutical company,…

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Corona: 2,702 new infections in Austria

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From Thursday to Friday, 2,702 new infections have now been reported. Currently, 2,394 people are receiving hospital care for Corona virus. Of these, 580 are being cared for in intensive care units. The previous peak was reached on November 25, 2020, when Austria was already in its second hard lockdown with 709 intensive care patients. In total, there are 32,801 active cases. Highest level for testsFrom Thursday to Friday, 76,482 PCR tests were performed – more than ever before. The percentage of positive tests was 3.53 percent. Strongest vaccination day…

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Record day in Austria: More tests and vaccinations than ever before

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Day 410 in the Corona pandemic – and things are moving. Vienna has already been vaccinating over-65s since Friday, and the two-millionth vaccine dose is to be administered in Austria this weekend – and even the number of new infections is slowly going down, while a new record was set for tests: 76,482 new PCR tests were evaluated by laboratories in the past 24 hours. What’s encouraging about this is that only 3.53 percent of them were positive. With the 2,702 confirmed new infections in the past 24 hours, the…

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Against food waste: 15 initiatives in Austria

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Every year, around one million tons of edible food is thrown away in Austria. However, numerous initiatives are working to prevent this. Here’s an overview of nonprofit organizations, companies and networks working to combat food waste. According to a recent UN study, food waste is responsible for 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. This affects everyone: socially, ecologically and economically – according to the study’s findings. In Austria, too, the oversupply is enormous and the quantities of good food that are thrown away are unimaginable. vienna.at published…

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April weather: up to 22 degrees possible on Sunday, winter strikes again next week

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The weather in April continues to be changeableApril remains weather-dominant: After a certain weather calming occurs from Friday and warmer temperatures and also the sun should prevail over the weekend, winter strikes again next week. On Tuesday, according to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), morning frost and snowfall down to 500 meters above sea level are again on the agenda. So fruit growers can relax only temporarily. Friday morning still frostyThe details: today, Friday, it will be sunny and above all dry weather in…

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Study: Half of Austrians rarely or never go for testing

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Over the past three months, the Austrian Corona Panel Project has asked 1,500 Austrians whether they have had themselves tested for the corona virus. The number of those who have been tested is rising steadily – but remains at a worryingly low level. This is what project manager and economic sociologist Bernhard Kittel said in the “Ö1 Morgenjournal”. In mid-February, 12 percent said they had themselves tested once a week or more. One month later, the proportion of this group was twice as high. Between mid-January and mid-February, the proportion…

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Traffic light: all Austrian states remain red

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The Traffic Light Commission expects the situation at intensive care units in the eastern region to remain tense. The panel issued a corresponding assessment after its meeting yesterday. Upper Austria is also advised to take appropriate precautions. In Vorarlberg, the commission recommends a continuous evaluation of the opening steps there. Nowhere the infected rate rises at present more highly than there. On the traffic light all federal states are red. In the risk assessment of the commission, it is said that forecast calculations show a constant utilization of intensive care…

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So many infected people walk through Vienna without symptoms

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Due to the tense Corona situation, FFP2 masks will be mandatory in certain places in Vienna from April 1 until probably April 11, and there will also be a lockdown, which will be extended if necessary. Austria counted 2,906 new Corona-infected people on Thursday, 1,023 of them the federal capital Vienna alone. Many were unaware until the test. As of Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Vienna Health Authority and the medical crisis team of the city of Vienna announce 122,015 positive tests in Vienna since the beginning of the pandemic.…

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Corona cases dropped to 2,906, 40 deaths

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Corona infections rose above 3,000 daily cases for the first time in days. As of Thursday, authorities report 2,906 new infections, 40 deaths. With 3,101 new infections nationwide, daily new infections shot above the 3,000 mark Wednesday for the first time since Easter. More than a third of those were counted in Vienna, with 1,130 cases. Well over 2,400 people also had to be treated in normal wards and 581 in intensive care units at hospitals. Numbers that are worrying in the face of a hard Easter lockdown in the…

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