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Vaccination wave rolling towards Germany despite vaccination backlog

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Germany, there is currently a vaccination backlog, many people who have been vaccinated refuse an offer of vaccination with the Astrazenca vaccine due to EU scaremomgering. In the coming week, even more vaccine from the British manufacturer Astrazeneca should be available. But how is the problem of the vaccine backlog to be solved? The Federal Government rejects the reproaches, it would be inoculated too little. Can everyone in Germany soon be offered vaccination? As early as next week,...

Each vaccine has its merits and they all work

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Reports from the scientific community often meant bad news in the Corona year: Warnings, steep curves, mutated viruses. But lately, the scientific journals have more often featured hopeful messages.  Just on Thursday, a new study from Israel came along. It drew the same conclusion as others before it: Vaccination works - often better than hoped. The latest encouraging findings come from Britain and Israel. This is no coincidence. Both countries have high vaccination rates, so there is plenty...

Nasal swab tests now approved

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Germany, people can now test themselves for the coronavirus. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) granted special approval to three such home tests on Wednesday. This gives more possibilities for infection control, but possibly also more confusion: antigen test, rapid test, lay tests - what is behind the terms? What needs to be considered when using them? Roughly speaking, two types of tests can be distinguished: First, the PCR tests used from the beginning of the...

German Corona infection rates continue downward trend

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Health authorities in Germany reported 4369 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 62 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours. This is according to figures released by the RKI on Monday. Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 4426 new infections and 116 new deaths within one day. On Monday, the case numbers reported by the RKI are usually lower, partly because there is less testing on the weekend. Subsequent changes or additions are...

Experts warn against rapid lockdown easing

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Scientists warn against loosening lockdown too quickly in light of the spread of the new Corona variants. "Openings without new countermeasures now would be fatal - we would be back to exponential growth in a few weeks and would have to close again," virologist Melanie Brinkmann of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig told the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She refers to a new analysis by her colleague Michael Meyer-Hermann. According to this, the infection figures shoot up...

Corona outbreak in ice cream factory

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

After a Corona outbreak occurred at an ice cream factory in Osnabrück, Germany, the number of employees who tested positive for the Corona virus has now been updated: Of a total of about 600 employees, 210 had tested positive, a spokesman for the city said. The factory has been closed since the weekend, a special company has disinfected the premises. All employees, including the management, are currently in quarantine. In addition, at least two people have been infected with the British mutant...

Corona rates continue to improve

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Health departments in Germany reported 6114 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 218 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to figures released by the RKI. The number of cases reported by the RKI is usually lower, in part because less testing is performed on weekends. The data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:30, subsequent changes or additions are possible. In comparison, on Sunday last week, the RKI had recorded...

Germany lockdown extension latest

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The nationwide lockdown will be extended until March 7 following a decision by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers. Merkel and the heads of the state governments agreed on the latest measures on Wednesday. Only hair salons can reopen on March 1, subject to strict compliance with hygiene requirements. According to the decision, further-reaching relaxations, for example for the retail sector, can only be made as soon as a stable incidence value of no more than 35 new...

How much does private health insurance cost in Germany

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

German private health insurance is an option for people who either earn over 64,350 EUR per annum (as of 2021), or are self-employed. Additionally civil servants can also acquire private health insurance, which in German is called Private Krankenversicherung (PKV). The costs of PKV vary considerably, based on what services you wish for and what circumstances you have. For a rough estimate, fill out the German private health insurance comparison form to see what others are paying for their...

RKI reports 8616 new infections

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Germany, the number of confirmed cases of Corona rises by 8616 to a total of 2,284,010. Health authorities also reported 231 additional deaths related to the coronavirus to the Robert Koch Institute within 24 hours. A total of 61,517 people have thus died in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The seven-day incidence drops to 75.6 on Sunday morning, a figure that indicates how many people per 100,000 population have been proven to be infected within seven days. The German government is...

Virus mutations cause concern

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Cologne alone, 114 cases of variant B.1.1.7 and 52 cases of variant B.1.351 were recently reported. There will be an official overview of the actual spread at the beginning of next week, according to reports from Berlin and the website FAZ. In view of the significant spread of highly contagious Corona variants in Germany, authorities are working at full speed to provide an overview of the situation. Early next week, there should be an official overview of the actual spread of these...

EU authority: additional benefit of FFP2 masks quite low

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

At a time when many people are already stressed out by anti-corona measures, this is news that no one will like to hear: The EU's health agency, ECDC, expresses doubt that FFP2 masks add enough to everyday life to make them worth wearing. "The expected added value of universal use of FFP2 respirators in the community is very low," the Stockholm-based agency told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in response to a query. Speaking in Brussels, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides confirmed the EU...

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