Category: Health
More infections due to the Corona virus’ delta variant
The delta variant of the Corona virus, which was first localized in India, accounts for 59 percent of current infections, after the proportion was around…
A need for booster vaccinations
by Thorsten Koch According to the Spokesman of the Federal Government, Seibert, the Federal Government and the Governments of the German states are preparing for…
Covid-19 slows down higher life expectancy
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a lower increase in life expectancy in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office announced that the average life expectancy for…
More creative offers to promote the ongoing vaccination campaign
In order to increase the vaccination rate against Covid-19 in Germany, there is a discussion about making more creative offers. The head of the Hamburg…
Spahn to procure more vaccination doses for 2022
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to procure 204 million vaccine doses against Covid-19 for the next year. This corresponds to a supply…
More flexibility: in the future, doctors will receive vaccines as required
From mid-July, medical practices in Germany will be able to order vaccines against Covid-19 as required. According to the Federal Association of Aesthetic Physicians, the…
Tobacco tax hike will not be used to prevent addiction
The increase in tobacco tax from 2022, totaling around 500 million Euros, will not be used to prevent addiction. Instead, Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
Covid-19: Only few new admissions to intensive care units
It is mostly long-term patients who were infected in spring this year, during the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, who are now treated in…
Many Union voters for compulsory vaccination against the Corona virus
Among Germans, 22 percent were in favor of compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 after the Delta-Vatiante appeared, according to recent Forsa survey. Three quarters of those…
Braun: Federal Government wants easier access to vaccinations for younger people
Protecting the younger generation is crucial when it comes to vaccinations against the Corona virus, especially against the spread of the more contagious Delta variant….
A physicians’ federation against alarmism regarding the delta variant
The chief executive of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen, has stated that the delta variant of the Corona virus is…
Nursing profession quite attractive, Federal Ministry of Family Affairs
In 2020, more people started training in nursing professions than in previous years, as stated in the Federal Government’s 2nd Report of Concerted Care Action….
