Twitter, Facebook and co block Trump for up to 24 hours

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Twitter has suspended Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours for now, but threatens to delete it completely. In view of the riot at the seat of the US Congress, major online services have blocked the accounts of the outgoing President Donald Trump for the time being. The short messaging service Twitter blocked the account of the outgoing incumbent for twelve hours on Wednesday. The company also threatened Trump with a permanent exclusion from his preferred communication platform. The online network Facebook also blocked the president’s page for an initial 24…

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Vaccinations outside nursing and retirement homes will be available in January

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With the approval of the second vaccine from Moderna, more vaccine is now available, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, as reported by the Austrian daily “diepresse”. As a result, vaccinations will be given to all elderly persons not living in nursing or retirement homes. “The sooner we vaccinate the older generation and vulnerable groups, the better we will relieve the burden on hospitals and intensive care units,” Kurz said. Protecting these people will be the focus of vaccinations in the coming weeks, he said.After criticism of the slow start of the…

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What is RNA and how do mRNA vaccines work?

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Following approval by the EU, vaccination against the coronavirus has also begun inAustria. The vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer uses a new process: It is an mRNA vaccine. But what is this RNA anyway? The first vaccines against coronavirus have received regulatory approval. The vaccine from Biontech-Pfizer is already being administered in many countries, and the EU has also recently approved it. In Moderna’s vaccine, the next one is already in the starting blocks. Both are mRNA vaccines. But why are they exactly? RNA: messenger of informationRNA transmits information in human cells.…

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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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