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 A patent was recently registered in Vienna for a new vaccine that could eradicate the common cold, amongst other related conditions including lung conditions like Asthma. At a time when thousands within Austria alone are getting sick, its use could have groundbreaking effects. https://www.thelocal.at/20170109/viennese-doctor-develops-vaccine-against-the-common-cold Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:51:45 +0100 viennese-doctor-develops-vaccine-against-the-common-cold Austrian Health authorities ordered on Thursday poultry farmers to keep all birds inside starting next week in an attempt to restrict the spread of bird flu. https://www.thelocal.at/20170105/precautions-taken-as-bird-flu-spreads Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:25:53 +0100 precautions-taken-as-bird-flu-spreads The number of people registered as 'flu victims in Vienna has jumped from 9,000 last week up to 11,400 this week making the illness officially an epidemic https://www.thelocal.at/20161229/flu-season-now-officially-an-epidemic-in-vienna Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:22:39 +0100 flu-season-now-officially-an-epidemic-in-vienna The flu season has hit Austria unusually early this winter - meaning thousands of people will be confined to their beds over the Christmas weekend. https://www.thelocal.at/20161222/flu-season-starts-early-in-austria Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:28:16 +0100 flu-season-starts-early-in-austria Police had to be called to a children’s clinic at a hospital in Vienna on Sunday after fights broke out among families who had been waiting for 16 hours with their sick children to see a doctor. https://www.thelocal.at/20160202/police-called-to-prevent-riot-in-childrens-clinic Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:29:21 +0100 police-called-to-prevent-riot-in-childrens-clinic Doctors are warning of the onset of a flu outbreak in Austria - with around 10,000 people reported to be suffering from the virus. There are also concerns that the vaccine may be less effective as the virus has mutated to avoid the immunity provided by the flu jab. https://www.thelocal.at/20150130/austria-on-threshold-of-flu-outbreak Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:24:18 +0100 austria-on-threshold-of-flu-outbreak