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Experts warn that Astra Zeneca may not be effective against the South African variant of the coronavirus.
That is why it is so important to take decisive action against its spread. SPÖ leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner criticized the government on Wednesday for its hesitant actions in Tyrol. “It is playing with fire,” says the infectologist.
An effective vaccine is essential to fight the pandemic. Vaccines will always adapt against variants. The vaccines are fully effective against the variants that are currently prevalent in Austria.
And the government is stocking up a vast arsenal against the virus. Austria has bought 30 million cans worth 388 million euros. The government announced the purchase of the last six million (mostly from Moderna) on Wednesday.
Here is a list of the deliveries:
As of Wednesday afternoon, Austria requested 452,805 vaccination doses from the EU group, and around 360,000 have already been delivered to vaccination stations in all federal states.
313,000 Austrians have been immunized at least once with a Covid vaccine, and almost 100,000 Austrians have already been fully immunized with the second dose.
Based on current status, a total of 1,059,435 cans of Pfizer can be inoculated at the end of March, 196,800 cans of Moderna and 340,100 cans of Astra Zeneca at the end of February; It is not yet clear how many cans will come in March. Knowledgeable people tell the KURIER that the promised delivery quantities change almost daily, making planning difficult.
313,000 Austrians vaccinated so far do not represent even three percent of the population. It was always clear that the doses of the vaccine would be in short supply at the end of March, but Health Minister Rudolf Anschober was able to spread good news in the Cabinet on Wednesday: his lecture to government colleagues was titled “Getting Covid. -19 additional “. doses of vaccine. “There are new preliminary contracts with two other potential suppliers, he said, under which options have been signed for 1.9 million doses of Novavax vaccine and 1.2 million Valneva, both vaccines still (much ) prior to its approval in the EU, and additional cans were ordered from Moderna, specifically 4.3 million autumn cans.
