Moderna says vaccine should work against new virus variant

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The pharmaceutical company assumes that its vaccine is also effective against the mutation discovered in Great Britain.Moderna assumes that its vaccine also protects against the more contagious variant of the Corona virus first detected in Great Britain. This is based on the data available so far, the pharmaceutical company says. Tests are planned for each variant. On Wednesday, Canada joined the U.S. in allowing the use of the Moderna vaccine, and it is expected to be approved soon in the EU as well. The Moderna vaccine needs two doses of…

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Shopping on December 24, 2020 in Vienna: opening hours of the stores

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Those who still have shopping to do on December 24, 2020, can still do so in various storesDecember 24 falls on a Thursday this year. In Vienna, there are still some opportunities to go shopping or get presents on Christmas Eve. We provide the info for last-minute shopping on December 24. Christmas tree sales in Vienna: Info Those who still have to get Christmas presents, groceries, a Christmas tree or the like on Christmas Eve still have a few hours to do so. Last-minute gifts can still be shopped for…

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More than one million infections in Peru

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Peru has registered more than one million Corona cases. According to health ministry data released Wednesday, the number of confirmed infections with the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen in the South American country has risen to 1,000,153 since the pandemic began, and more than 37,000 patients have died so far in connection with Corona. By the end of August, Peru, a nation of nearly 32 million people, had become the country with the highest mortality associated with the virus, with 89.99 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Despite major efforts, the Peruvian government had failed…

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Christmas mass at the Vatican under Corona restrictions

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Even in times of the Corona pandemic, Pope Francis plans to celebrate the traditional Christmas Mass this year. However, in light of Corona rules, the Vatican had to move up the Mass on Thursday. It is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., according to the Holy See, slightly earlier than usual because Italy has a Christmas curfew from 10 p.m. until early morning the following day. The Mass will be held with a limited number of participants to protect against contagion. The dreary setting of this year’s Christmas festivities is…

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The rules for 24 and 25. December

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Slightly relaxed CoV rules apply today and tomorrow (December 24 and 25). On these two days, nighttime curfew restrictions are completely lifted. Contact restrictions will also be significantly relaxed, with a maximum of ten people from up to ten different households allowed to meet. The rule of one meter distance is lifted, the mask obligation with meetings inside off the own private living range does not apply likewise. This also applies to barns, garden sheds and garages, which (like gardens) may exceptionally be used for meetings of more than two…

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Pfizer BioNTech vaccine: efficacy, side effects, and vaccine reactions

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Austria is about to receive Pfizer-BioNTech’s first coronavirus vaccine on Dec. 26. Here is an overview of the most important questions about the effect, side effects, vaccination reactions and protective effects. Approval in the EU“There are 9,750 doses coming. The delivery is made immediately to all federal states. One day later, vaccination can begin,” said Pfizer Austria CEO Robin Rumler in an interview with APA. Austria could initially receive up to 3.5 million doses of the vaccine. A certain protective effect against the corona virus is already given seven days…

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Approval sought for AstraZeneca vaccine in the United Kingdom – Argentina allows Russian vaccine Sputnik V

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Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have applied for approval in the UK for the Corona vaccine they are developing. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “delighted” that data on the vaccine, “developed here in the UK,” had been “fully” submitted to the health regulator MHRA. Meanwhile, the Biontech and Pfizer vaccine has been given 500,000 times in the UK. However, the British government is relying primarily on the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Orders have already been placed for 100 million doses of this vaccine. Production…

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New high in Corona deaths reached in Germany – Negative records were also broken again in the USA

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The Robert Koch Institute reports a new high in Germany with 962 deaths within 24 hours related to the coronavirus. A total of 27,968 deaths were thus registered, the RKI said Wednesday. The previous high of 952 deaths had been recorded last Wednesday at the start of the hard lockdown. 24,740 more people tested positive. That’s about 5,000 more than the previous day, and about 3,000 fewer than a week ago. At that time, there were follow-up reports from Sachsen. The total number of detected infections thus rises to over…

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British virus mutation not yet found in Austria

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The British coronavirus mutation has not yet been found in Austria. “There has been no finding so far,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) said today. However, the Academy of Science and the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) would “very strongly carry out sequencing.” These investigations have been intensified, the health minister said. Results would usually be available after a week, he said. “If there is a finding, that will of course be published,” Anschober stated. The new variant in Great Britain most likely makes the virus more easily…

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