Status: 09/01/2022 07:35
In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – Thursday 1 September 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. For further reading: the Corona news from Wednesday I’m Blog.
The essentials in brief:
- EMA tests adapted to Omicron vaccines
- The state parliament in Schleswig-Holstein discusses Corona
- New infections confirmed in the North: 4.392 inches Lower Saxony1,385 in Schleswig-Holstein – Hamburg reported no new cases
- RKI: Seven-day incidence nationwide at 273.3 – 39,396 new cases reported
Tables, graphs and maps on incidence, vaccination rate and other data
7:35
The state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein is also discussing the Crown
The state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein today continues its first session after the summer break in Kiel. Further management of the corona virus is also on the agenda. An instance of the ruling factions of the CDU and the Greens is under discussion, which want a hearing of experts on the subject to be prepared. According to the will of the FDP parliamentary group, the state parliament should call on the state government to work at the federal level to end the general requirement of isolation in the event of coronary infection. The parliamentary group is also pushing for a nationwide communication campaign on the transition from pandemic to endemic. Another theme of the meeting is the relief of citizens for the sharp rise in energy prices.
7:13
Chinese technology center Shenzhen tightens measures
South China tech metropolis Shenzhen is expanding its crown restrictions. At least five districts with around 13 million inhabitants are now affected by the closure of recreational and cultural facilities, authorities say. Restaurants may not open yet or open only to a limited extent. The start of the school semester, which was supposed to start today, has been postponed. The world’s largest electronics market in Huaqiangbei will remain closed. China is following a zero Covid policy and is reacting drastically compared to other countries. Shenzhen reports 62 new infections within 24 hours, up from 37 the previous day.
06:04
EMA reviews adapted omicron vaccines
In the fight against the corona virus, the European Medicines Agency EMA wants to examine the approval of advanced vaccines adapted to new variants of the virus. The meeting of the EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) addresses applications from Biontech / Pfizer and the US company Moderna for approval of vaccines that protect against the original Sars-CoV-2 and Omicron BA underlines.1 should offer. In Germany, these viruses no longer play a role. However, the hope is that this vaccine will also work better against the Omicron strains currently in circulation. The European Commission may want to accept the EMA’s recommendation very promptly.
AUDIO: EMA reviews approval of omcron booster vaccine (4 min)
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In the case of corona vaccinations, the federal government plans to start in September with advanced vaccines for the new virus variants. Subject to planned approval across the EU, approximately 14 million doses of Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna are expected to arrive in the two weeks starting September 5, which are adapted to the BA.1 variant. This emerges from a letter from the Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD).
EMA is also looking into the approval of corona vaccines adapted to the current variants of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. If the European Commission approves these vaccines in late September or early October, Germany will also be supplied “very quickly” by Biontech / Pfizer with a first tranche of 9.5 million doses, Lauterbach said in the letter. .
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