Second round of vaccinations has begun in Vienna

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The second round of the coronavirus vaccination campaign began in Vienna on Wednesday. Another 15 facilities will be supplied by January 12. A total of about 5,000 doses are to be handed out. The vaccines will be administered mainly in senior or nursing facilities, as well as in covid wards in hospitals. In “Wien heute, Heinz Stieb head of the pandemic board at the city’s retirement homes said that 60 to 80 percent of residents and 50 to 70 percent of employees are currently interested in vaccination. After the second…

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Numbers on the rise: Another 2,469 new infections and 68 Corona deaths

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Vienna. Health and Interior Ministries reported Wednesday 2,469 new infections and 68 deaths. Across Austria, 6,525 people have died so far as a result of the Corona virus, while 344,974 have recovered. To date, there have been 372,190 positive test results in Austria. Currently, 2,383 (minus 21) people are undergoing hospital treatment, of which 361 (minus ten) are in intensive care units. Thus, 20,691 people in Austria were confirmed active cases.The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows: Burgenland: 82Carinthia: 80Lower Austria:…

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EU authority approves Moderna’s Corona vaccine

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The approval of Moderna’s Corona vaccine has cleared another hurdle. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave the green light. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended conditional marketing authorization for U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna’s Corona vaccine. The EMA made the announcement in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The final decision on the approval must now be made by the EU Commission – which is considered a formality. The EU can call a total of 160 million doses of Moderna. For Austria, which is always entitled to about 2 percent of the EU…

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“SternsingerInnen” (Christmas carolers) visited politicians

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The “Magi” or the Three Kings and their star were guests of the Mayor of Vienna. Due to Corona, there was no live singing this year. In the coming days, several more politicians will receive the traditional visit. Due to Corona no live singing this yearThis year the four carol singers were not allowed to sing live as usual due to the Corona rules, so the carol song was played from a tape recorder. Afterwards they delivered the message of peace and the blessings for the year 2021 as well…

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Austrians spend more time on the phone on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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Christmas and New Year’s Eve were celebrated differently in 2020 – including spending more time on the phone and on the Internet.This is according to an analysis by telecommunications provider Drei, which compared data on voice telephony and data consumption, among other things, with Dec. 24/25 and Dec. 31/1 of the previous year. The results show that at both Christmas and New Year’s Eve, voice telephony increased by around a quarter (27 and 23 percent, respectively). Data usage was also significantly higher – at Christmas, Austrians consumed around 30 percent…

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Germany extends lockdown and restricts movement in hotspots

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Germany is tightening measures in the fight against coronavirus. As previously suspected, the federal and state governments agreed to extend the lockdown until the end of January. Private gatherings are now only permitted within the circle of members of one’s own household and with a maximum of one other person not living in the household, Chancellor Angela Merkel explained in a press conference on Tuesday evening. In counties with a seven-day incidence of more than 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, the states will take local measures “to restrict the…

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More than 20,000 vaccinations still planned this week

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Austrian Press Agency reported that the Logistics experts from the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the Ministry of Health and the federal states agreed that around 21,000 doses are to be vaccinated this week. It was further reported that by next Tuesday, another 43,000 has been registered for vaccination. With the approximately 6,800 vaccinated so far, the target until Tuesday of next week is to vaccinate almost 71,000 people against the coronavirus. The 60,000 doses arriving in the coming calendar week will be inoculated rapidly, it was likewise reported.…

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Vienna sticks to second mass testing

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The spokesman of the City Health Councilor Peter Hacker confirmed on Tuesday that Vienna is not thinking of postponing or even canceling the second round of coronavirus mass tests. The construction work for the screening beginning on Friday (8.1) is already in progress. The tests will again be carried out at the three locations: In the Stadthalle, the Messe Wien and the Marx Halle. The new mass testing in the federal capital will again last ten days, ending on 17 January. The fact that other federal states are doing without…

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8,360 vaccine doses delivered so far

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Austria is currently receiving 63,000 vaccine doses per calendar week to protect against coronavirus infection. By the end of this week, a total of about 126,000 doses of vaccine will have arrived. As of today, Tuesday, 8,360 doses have been delivered. These figures were announced by the Ministry of Health at noon Tuesday. The majority of the 8,360 doses are likely to have already been injected. “They must be vaccinated immediately after allocation,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said in this regard. According to the statement, the delivered…

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