2.38 percent of population vaccinated against coronavirus so far

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In the past week, the number of Corona vaccinations has increased again. As of Sunday, at least 212,062 people have been vaccinated.The number of Corona vaccinations increased again last week. Up to and including Sunday, 80,852 new vaccinations were entered into the E-vaccination record. Thus, the vaccinations have again reached the level before the vaccination kink at the end of January and even exceeded it slightly. In total, at least 212,062 people had been vaccinated by Sunday, which corresponds to a vaccination coverage of 2.38 percent of the population. In…

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307 deaths and 7,970 newly infected in 24 hours in Italy.

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In Italy, the number of people who have died with or from coronavirus has risen again. On Monday, 307 deaths were counted in 24 hours, up from 270 the previous day. The number of new infections fell from 11,380 to 7,970, the health ministry said. Meanwhile, a lockdown was imposed in the province of Perugia. Several cases of both the British and Brazilian virus mutations were detected there. Also in some municipalities of the neighboring province of Terni, the rules of the Red Zone will apply from Monday for a…

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1-2-3 ticket for under 26 years old: a quarter cheaper

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The 1-2-3-Ticket, which is planned to be introduced nationwide this year, will be 25 percent cheaper for all persons under 26 years of age. The Austria stage of the ticket gives it for young humans around 821 euro, announced environment and traffic minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) on Friday in a dispatch. With the 1-2-3 ticket the public traffic in Austria is to become predominantly more favorable. For the full price of 1,095 may then use all public transport in the country. Gewessler had met with representatives of the Austrian Student…

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71,135 people in Austria already fully immunized

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The number of Corona vaccinations increased again last week. Up to and including Sunday, 80,852 new vaccinations were entered in the E-vaccination certificate. In total, at least 212,062 people had been vaccinated by Sunday, which corresponds to a vaccination coverage of 2.38 percent of the population. In fact, it is somewhat more, because the registrations are partly delayed. The majority of the 80,852 from the previous week, namely 55,269, have received persons who had already previously received a first vaccination dose now and were “fully immunized” with the second dose.…

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Only 1,057 new infections, 20 deaths

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These are the latest Corona numbers on the first day of the light lockdown. The hard lockdown ended yesterday after six weeks. The 1,000 COVID 19 infection mark was narrowly missed today, Monday, with 1,057 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours. 20 people have died with or from the coronavirus. So far, there have been 424,896 positive test results in Austria. As of today (February 8, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,032 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 403,302 have recovered. Currently, 1,571 people…

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Federal government issues travel warning for Tyrol

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Non-essential travel to Tyrol is advised not to do so. People who have been in Tyrol in the last two weeks should be tested. The federal government is tightening its rules in connection with the South African variant of the coronavirus that is rampant in Tyrol. On Monday, the federal government issued a de facto travel warning for the state. Non-essential travel to Tyrol should be refrained from, it said in a statement. In addition, the federal government urged all those who have been in Tyrol in the past two…

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Free COVID 19 tests in Austria’s pharmacies fully booked

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Over 500 pharmacies in Austria are offering free rapid antigen tests as of today, 79 of them in Vienna. Registration is required. The website of the Chamber of Pharmacists was temporarily overloaded. A pharmacist in Vienna-Donaustadt reported, “Our appointments are booked up to three weeks.” “It’s pretty much going around,” confirmed a spokesperson for the Chamber of Pharmacists. He said the chamber is registering “extreme demand.” The pilot project, which started at the same time as steps to relax the coronavirus measures, is being gradually expanded. So far, about one…

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Rapid tests detect 31 infections in schools in Vienna

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As of today, Monday, some of the students are allowed back to school classes. The first school day since Christmas began for all of them with the rapid test, which can be done in a few minutes. After all, reports the Vienna Education Directorate, there were 31 students for whom the rapid test showed a positive result: 13 of them in elementary schools, three in middle schools, seven in AHS and two in BMHS, plus one positive result each in a special school and with a special education teacher. Actually,…

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New corona mutation E484K likely to reduce vaccine efficacy

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A new corona mutation is harder for the immune system to catch, but it weakens disease progression. However, new vaccine variants may be needed. The E484K mutation, which has now also emerged in the United Kingdom, strengthens the coronavirus against defense mechanisms in the body, according to virologist Alexander Kekule. “The virus escapes the immune system more easily,” the Halle-Wittenberg University professor said Wednesday. Like other mutations, the mutation affects the so-called spike protein, which gives the coronavirus its crown-like shape. E484K: Antibodies less effectiveAntibodies, however, are significantly less effective…

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