https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria will phase out AstraZeneca from its Covid-19 immunisation programme because of delivery problems and wariness among the population following reports of the vaccine's rare side effects. https://www.thelocal.at/20210518/austria-to-phase-out-astrazeneca-vaccine Tue, 18 May 2021 17:36:09 +0200 austria-to-phase-out-astrazeneca-vaccine Last week Chancellor Sebastian Kurz promised every adult in Austria who wants to be vaccinated against the coronavirus will be given the opportunity in the next 100 days. Will Austria meet this ambitious target? https://www.thelocal.at/20210408/can-austria-stick-to-its-every-adult-vaccinated-in-100-days-target Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:39:13 +0200 can-austria-stick-to-its-every-adult-vaccinated-in-100-days-target Find out what's going on today with The Local's short round up of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210408/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-6 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:39:47 +0200 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-6 The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.at/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Find out what's going on today in Austria with The Local's short roundup of the news.  https://www.thelocal.at/20210401/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-5 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:59:29 +0200 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-5 The head of Austria’s vaccination committee has pledged to keep using AstraZeneca vaccines for under 60s, despite Germany’s decision to stop using the vaccine for this group  https://www.thelocal.at/20210331/austria-to-continue-to-give-astrazeneca-to-under-60s Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:15:36 +0200 austria-to-continue-to-give-astrazeneca-to-under-60s Find out what's going on today in Austria with The Local's short roundup of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210319/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-3 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:00:10 +0100 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-3 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded on Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was a "safe and effective" tool in the battle against Covid-19 but its investigation could not rule out whether the jab had caused rare cases of blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.at/20210318/breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:16:51 +0100 breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it was "firmly convinced" the benefits of AstraZeneca's vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears. It came as Brussels sealed a deal for 10 million more Pfizer doses. https://www.thelocal.at/20210316/astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:11:24 +0100 astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses Austria will continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite several neighbouring countries including Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Slovenia this week saying they would suspend vaccinations from the manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.at/20210316/austria-to-continue-using-astrazeneca-vaccine Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:01:48 +0100 austria-to-continue-using-astrazeneca-vaccine Austria has hit the one million mark of vaccines administered, with around 10 percent of the population getting at least one shot. What should we expect to see over the coming weeks?  https://www.thelocal.at/20210315/is-austrias-vaccine-rollout-on-track Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:33:53 +0100 is-austrias-vaccine-rollout-on-track Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz promised on Friday he will publicly receive the AstraZeneca jab amid growing scepticism about the vaccine in several European countries. https://www.thelocal.at/20210313/austrian-chancellor-to-receive-astrazeneca-vaccine-publicly-as-european-scepticism-grows Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:33:00 +0100 austrian-chancellor-to-receive-astrazeneca-vaccine-publicly-as-european-scepticism-grows Austria will stop using doses from one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the death of a nurse who received it is investigated, health officials have said. https://www.thelocal.at/20210308/austria-withdraws-astrazeneca-batch-as-nurse-death-probed Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:51:14 +0100 austria-withdraws-astrazeneca-batch-as-nurse-death-probed Find out what's going on in Austria today with The Local's short round-up of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210308/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-monday Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:12:30 +0100 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-monday Austria has once again changed course on the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine will now be recommended for over 65s. https://www.thelocal.at/20210305/breaking-austria-approves-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-over-65s Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:00:04 +0100 breaking-austria-approves-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-over-65s Authorities in Vienna will start vaccinating over 65s with the AstraZeneca vaccine, in contravention of the recommendation of the Austrian government. https://www.thelocal.at/20210304/vienna-to-vaccinate-over-65s-with-astrazeneca-against-austrian-recommendation Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:59:58 +0100 vienna-to-vaccinate-over-65s-with-astrazeneca-against-austrian-recommendation Find out what's going on in Austria today with The Local's short round-up of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210304/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:47:39 +0100 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday Despite concerns about its effectiveness, Austria is set to buck the trend of almost all of its neighbours in recommending the AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 65. https://www.thelocal.at/20210224/austria-set-to-approve-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-over-65s Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:38:16 +0100 austria-set-to-approve-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-over-65s