Seldom have the scenery and the expected result been as coherent as at this last international appearance by Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz before the federal election. For the first time in 18 months, the finance ministers of the powerful G-20 countries will meet again physically, this Friday and Saturday, in the glittering lagoon city […]
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Corona vaccines: a third injection after six months?
The pharmaceutical companies Biontech and Pfizer assume that a third vaccination with the corona vaccine Comirnaty, which they have developed, is required within six to twelve months of the full vaccination. “While the protection against a severe course remains high within the first six months, a decline in effectiveness compared to symptomatic courses over time […]
Syria: fear of acute famine
About a thousand trucks a month. They are the lifeline for millions of Syrians in the north of the civil war country. The semi-trailers bring food and medicine, which 3.4 million people there depend on. The UN World Food Program, which alone supplies 1.4 million people with food, warned of a catastrophe if deliveries are […]
Dispute over the Nile: Egypt moves before the UN Security Council
Every July it starts to rain in the highlands of Ethiopia, where the Blue Nile rises. The current then swells to five times its normal capacity. But the neighbors on the middle and lower reaches of the Nile, Sudan and above all Egypt, fear that they will not get much from the life-giving water masses. […]
Corona vaccination: What the Stiko recommendation for Astra Zeneca means
After the delta variant of the coronavirus is also spreading rapidly in Germany, the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) adjusted its vaccination recommendation on Thursday. People who have already received a first injection with the preparation from Astra Zeneca are now advised to have a second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine from Biontech or Moderna – […]
Coronavirus: Biontech vaccination apparently works for a long time
It is now certain that mRNA vaccines provide reliable protection against corona infection. The vaccines from Biontech and Moderna, which are approved in the EU, prevent more than 90 percent of all Covid-19 cases, and protection is even higher against severe courses. But how long does the effect last, does the vaccination have to be […]
Obesity: Just Eat Less
Overweight people have to live with the fact that others judge their bodies without being asked. Obesity is a disease that is not only related to food. There was a time when Stephanie Bosch no longer wanted to live. Her classmates bullied her beyond the limits of what was bearable, the school was pure horror. […]
Coronavirus: Now it is decided how autumn will be
Israel, the country with one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, will be introducing mandatory indoor masks again next week – just two weeks after it was lifted. In the country that apparently had overcome the pandemic, the number of new infections reported has recently risen significantly again. This should be a warning […]
Vaccination with mRNA vaccines: more benefit than risk
The risk is increased, but the benefit is much greater. This is the quintessence of the US health authority CDC on the Covid vaccination of young people. Their vaccination commission ACIP dealt on Wednesday with the cases of myocarditis (myocarditis) and pericarditis after the corona vaccination with an mRNA vaccine. The conclusion: Apparently vaccination with […]
Sars-CoV-2: Delta variant is spreading in Germany and Europe
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC warns of the rampant spread of the so-called Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2. This is easier to transfer than the previously known variants and will replace them. The authority expects that Delta will cause 90 percent of all Sars-CoV-2 infections in the European Union by the end […]