Corona vaccine from Biontech close to approval in the USA

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An expert panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended emergency approval of the Corona vaccine from German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. The panel voted in favor of U.S. approval in a public meeting Thursday, meaning it could now be decided within days. To be sure, the expert panel’s vote is not binding. But there is every indication that the Biontech vaccine will soon receive emergency approval. The FDA had already declared on Tuesday that it considered the vaccine to be safe and effective.…

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France imposes curfew for New Year’s Eve

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🚷 Because of the Corona pandemic, the French are not allowed to celebrate the turn of the year outdoors: the government imposed a curfew for New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., as Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday evening. Castex cited the excessively high numbers of new infections as the reason. “We have not yet reached the end of the second wave”the head of government stressed. ▶️ Other planned Corona relaxations will therefore be postponed, Castex went on to say: cinemas, theaters and museums, for example,…

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Almost 30,000 new infections and 600 deaths in Germany

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Coronavirus numbers are again rising significantly in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today reported new highs in both the number of new infections and the number of coronavirus deaths: 29,875 people were registered as newly infected within 24 hours – a good 6,000 more than a week ago. The total number of infections in Germany is 1,272,078. Also the number of humans died at or with the Coronavirus reached a new high value with 598. In total, there are thus 20,970 registered deaths related to the virus in Germany…

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420,000 trees waiting for Christmas

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This year, 420,000 trees from Styrian Christmas tree farmers are expected to make children’s eyes light up. Before they make their grand appearance on Christmas Eve, they have to grow for an average of ten to fourteen years. The 350 or so Styrian Christmas tree farmers are starting the new sales season: they cut down around 420,000 Christmas trees every year for their big appearance on Christmas Eve. Next Monday, sales will begin in public places in Graz. According to the president of the Chamber of Agriculture, Franz Titschenbacher, about…

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Many plan family reunions at Christmas

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Doing without big family get-togethers at Christmas because of the coronavirus? For 18 percent of people in Austria, this is out of the question, just under 30 percent at least do not want to do without all meetings, as a survey has shown. In the survey by Marketagent.com, 20.4 percent said they would refrain from relatives’ gatherings altogether this time, and “on all of them.” Nearly 30 percent of 500 men and women between the ages of 14 and 75 who were representatively surveyed said, “I will forgo at least…

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Three-step COVID vaccination strategy available online

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The coronavirus vaccination strategy in Austria is available online today on the Ministry of Health website COVID-19-Impfung (sozialministerium.at). According to the graphic and a document dated Dec. 9, there will be three vaccination phases in 2021. The first phase will cover January and February 2021, and here vaccines will be available on a limited basis, according to the Ministry of Health. The target group for this phase will be residents of nursing and retirement homes, as well as healthcare workers and people with certain pre-existing conditions. New vaccination sites depending…

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Registration in gastro comes, police may enter apartments

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In the future, personal registrations can be done in the catering and hotel industry as well as in sports facilities, leisure and cultural facilities as well as hospitals and old people’s homes. An amendment to that effect is expected to be passed by the Austrian Parliament on Friday. The police will also be given the authority to check in homes for compliance with quarantine, for example. The reason given for the registrations is that this data could be necessary for tracing contacts. The rule is limited until the middle of…

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2,686 new infections and 107 Corona deaths in 24 hours

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Corona figures for Austria on Thursday: 2,686 new infections were registered again. In just one day, 107 people died from Corona. While our most important neighboring country, Germany, is aiming for a hard December lockdown, the situation in Austria continues to be stable. Within a day’s time, there have been 2,686 new infections with the virus throughout Austria. In addition, 107 people died as a result of the disease. The three-week lockdown therefore continues to have an impact, as predicted by experts, and so the trend is downward. Decisive for…

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How many people have to be vaccinated

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The approval of a Covid 19 vaccine is imminent: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that it will decide on the approval of the BioNTech/ Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the EU on December 29 and January 12, respectively. But does the vaccination really bring the turning point in the pandemic? Experts talked about this in a background discussion. There will be no compulsory vaccination in Austria – Clemens Martin Auer, Covid Special Representative in the Ministry of Health, emphasized this once again. This also applies to people who…

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