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The number of people infected with corona is increasing, not yet exponentially, but linearly and to a worrying extent. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) warns that intensive care units are already being used to the full in eastern Austria.
Since Claudia gigler | 12:45, March 19, 2021
In the last 24 hours, 3,515 new infections were recorded in Austria. After the constituent meeting of the new Supreme Sanitary Council, the health ministers reported today Rudolf anschober (Green) and Katharina Reich (Director of Public Health of the Ministry of Health).
Anschober emphasized: The increase in the number of infections worries him. “It is not exponential yet, but linear, with 400 to 500 new infections every day.” The Minister of Health emphasized: “All of Europe is in the third wave, so are we.”
In eastern Austria in particular, the situation is dramatic. the british virus be there already in 80 to 93 percent of cases verifiable. And this mutant is “more dynamic, more aggressive and causes more serious cases.” Intensive care departments in eastern Austria were already closing in Load limit, similar to autumn. Countermeasures will be taken at the regional level. The new measures will be announced on Monday.
There is also a notable change in the age structure: Younger and younger people ended up in intensive care units. The head of the Upper Austrian FPÖ Manfred haimbuchner, 42 years old, is a current example.
What’s next with AstraZeneca?
According to the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), vaccinations continue, Austria is doing well in international comparison. 1.2 million vaccinations have already been carried out, 11.5 percent of the eligible population over 18 years of age have already been vaccinated at least once.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, the risk / benefit ratio is clear, but the “signal in a subzone” should be emphasized more strongly in visits and vaccinations. Anchober and Reich made the following recommendations:
- This “very rare bleeding disorder” (risk is 1 in 100,000) mainly affects women under 55 years of age. In these cases, a genetic disposition related to complex immune reactions leads to thrombosis.
- If they have Sogen, they should contact their trusted doctor before vaccination to clarify the risk. The vaccine cannot be “chosen” in the future either, with few exceptions.
- There is no indication of an increase in problems with certain batches or with regard to certain lead times.
- The preventive use of anticoagulant or activating medication is not recommended, and the existing medication should be kept in any case.
- After vaccination, a doctor should be observed and consulted if there are any abnormalities that go beyond the usual vaccine reactions (mild fever, fatigue, body aches).
- It is guaranteed that a complete blood count can be performed immediately if there is concern due to self-observation.
- Damages from vaccination would be “handled” directly by the Ministry of Health, any compensation would be guaranteed, Anschober responded to the corresponding question.
At Retirement Homes vaccination is already effective, the number of deaths has fallen massively, more than a Relaxation of the visiting regulations. I’m just thinking “Controlled visits” should be possible again.
Of the Supreme Medical Council, the legally anchored independent advisory body of the Minister of Health for matters in the field of public health, was not re-elected after the end of the three-year term, and of all things during what is probably the biggest health crisis. in which the coronavirus sank Austria and the entire world.
Katharina Reich emphasized that she had not been in office for 100 days. The reconstitution of the Supreme Sanitary Council before the end of this first phase is an important milestone for them. In particular, he is pleased that family caregivers and representatives of the patient safety platform are also represented on the Supreme Health Council.
The OSR was founded in 1870 “to ensure professional advice in the fight against epidemics,” public health experts from Med-Uni Vienna wrote in a letter to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober in the fall of 2020. The upcoming re-election in the fall of 2019 did not take place: at that time, the government of public servants was in office, which deliberately did not want to create any personal facts.
The last Supreme Health Council was constituted on June 24, 2017, when it was Pamela Rendi-Wagner (SPÖ) Minister of Health. The committee advises the Minister of Health on fundamental medical issues and makes recommendations. Markus Müller, director of the MedUni Vienna University Clinic for Clinical Pharmacology at Vienna General Hospital, who was also chairing the committee at the time, was elected chairman.
