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COVID-19 VACCINES

Vaccination bus to go on tour in Upper Austria from Monday

A mobile vaccination station will be on patrol in the state of Upper Austria from Monday, July 19th, with the journey starting off in Linz.

Published: 12 July 2021 15:32 CEST
Vaccination bus to go on tour in Upper Austria from Monday
Next stop, vaccinations. Photo by Lucia Lua Ramirez on Unsplash

The ‘vaccination bus’ will start its journey in Linz on July 19th. 

The bus will be dispensing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which only requires one shot to be fully vaccinated. 

No appointment vaccinations have grown in popularity across Austria, with strong demand since being rolled out in early July. 

READ MORE: Several Austrian states open Covid vaccinations without appointments

The bus will be available at several sites in Linz from 9am until 12pm and from 1pm until 5pm from Monday to Saturday. 

There are seven fixed sites where the bus will stop, along with three optional sites. 

The fixed sites include Interspar Industriezeile, AMS Bulgariplatz, Interspar Salzburger Straße, Maximarkt Neue Heimat, Ebelsberg / Wiener Straße, Aufwiesen shopping center and Solar City / Luna Platz. 

The optional sites are Pichlinger See, Schörgenhubbad car park and Posthof.

The bus will also visit Wels at the MusikFestiWels on Ringstrasse from 4pm until 9pm on Friday and Saturday. 

More information about the bus and where it will be stopping is available at the following link. 

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COVID-19 VACCINES

What to know about Austria’s new advice on Covid vaccines

As the coronavirus pandemic progressed, each country developed its own vaccination recommendation, which often changed. Here is the new advice from the Austrian vaccination panel.

Published: 29 November 2022 14:39 CET
What to know about Austria's new advice on Covid vaccines

The Austrian National Vaccination Panel has updated its recommendations on Covid vaccination on several points, the Ministry of Health announced.

“Special attention continues to be paid to the completion of the basic immunisation, which is recommended for all persons five years of age and older, and to the booster vaccination,” according to the Ministry of Health.

The booster shot is generally available to all persons 12 years of age and older and is free of charge, but it is especially recommended for persons 60 years of age and older and those at risk.

READ ALSO: Masks against Covid and flu: What’s ahead for Austria this winter

In Austria, the basic immunisation against Covid-19 consists of three vaccine doses. A fourth dose, also known as a booster shot, is also recommended.

What is new in the recommendation?

Austria is adding a new coronavirus vaccine, from Sanofi (VidPrevtyn Beta), to the list of offers against the virus. The new vaccine is protein-based and has already been approved by the European authorities. 

In Austria, the Sanofi vaccine can be used from the third vaccination onwards on people older than 18. The offer will be available at the vaccination sites in the coming week at the earliest, according to the Ministry. 

READ ALSO: Colds and flu: What to do and say if you get sick in Austria

Another change is that the variant Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 from BioNTech/Pfizer will also be used for the third vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years. 

This vaccine is specially adapted to the virus variants Omicron BA.4 and 5. It is now available for children in a special application shot that should be in vaccination sites starting next week at the earliest. 

READ ALSO: What to expect from the ski season in Austria this winter

Also included in the recommendations is a clarification specifically on an additional booster vaccination (fifth vaccination). 

People at risk from the age of 18, and those from the age of 60 can receive the additional booster vaccination four months after the fourth vaccination. According to the vaccination panel, no fifth vaccination is necessary for healthy people under 60.

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