Coronavirus
The state of Carinthia announced on Tuesday that the CoV vaccination offer will be restricted from April 1st. The vaccination centers will remain in Villach and Klagenfurt, but they are only open on Saturdays.
72.40 percent of the total Carinthian population has been vaccinated once, 69.76 percent twice and 50.57 percent three times. As the head of the state press service, Gerd Kurath, announced, the reason for the restriction of the offer is the currently low demand for a vaccination once morest Covid-19. In the future, there will only be one state vaccination center in Klagenfurt and Villach. In the Klagenfurt Alpe-Adria-Zentrum and in the VEZ Villach vaccinations will take place on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from April. The vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Novavax are vaccinated there.
ÖGK vaccinates on the Alter Platz
The offer of vaccinations on the Alter Platz in Klagenfurt by the ÖGK also remains upright. In April vaccinations are given here every Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; on Good Friday the vaccination center closes at 5:00 p.m. The vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are vaccinated here.
As part of the European Vaccination Week from April 24th to 30th, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination will also be offered at this location. Anyone wishing to be vaccinated can be vaccinated free of charge on Monday, April 25, and on Wednesday, April 27, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
current infection situation
1,041 new infections were reported from Monday to Tuesday, 2,619 people are considered recovered. Another three people died. 17,856 people in Carinthia are currently infected. 262 are hospitalized, 18 of them in intensive care units. The 7-day incidence is 2,234.2 (Austria: 2,842.2). For six to 14 year olds it is 3,048.90 and for 15 to 34 year olds it is over 2,600. In March, 55 people died from Covid-19.
