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Federal government and Google move blocked

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The Munich Regional Court has temporarily banned a cooperation between the federal government and Internet company Google on a health portal, according to SZ. The judges on Wednesday essentially granted two applications for preliminary injunctions against the Federal Republic, represented by the Federal Ministry of Health, and the U.S. company, according to the court. The rulings are not yet final. The court considered the company's cooperation with the ministry to be an antitrust violation. It...

How much does private health insurance cost in Germany

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

German private health insurance is an option for people who either earn over 64,350 EUR per annum (as of 2021), or are self-employed. Additionally civil servants can also acquire private health insurance, which in German is called Private Krankenversicherung (PKV). The costs of PKV vary considerably, based on what services you wish for and what circumstances you have. For a rough estimate, fill out the German private health insurance comparison form to see what others are paying for their...

RKI reports 8616 new infections

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Germany, the number of confirmed cases of Corona rises by 8616 to a total of 2,284,010. Health authorities also reported 231 additional deaths related to the coronavirus to the Robert Koch Institute within 24 hours. A total of 61,517 people have thus died in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The seven-day incidence drops to 75.6 on Sunday morning, a figure that indicates how many people per 100,000 population have been proven to be infected within seven days. The German government is...

Virus mutations cause concern

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In Cologne alone, 114 cases of variant B.1.1.7 and 52 cases of variant B.1.351 were recently reported. There will be an official overview of the actual spread at the beginning of next week, according to reports from Berlin and the website FAZ. In view of the significant spread of highly contagious Corona variants in Germany, authorities are working at full speed to provide an overview of the situation. Early next week, there should be an official overview of the actual spread of these...

EU authority: additional benefit of FFP2 masks quite low

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

At a time when many people are already stressed out by anti-corona measures, this is news that no one will like to hear: The EU's health agency, ECDC, expresses doubt that FFP2 masks add enough to everyday life to make them worth wearing. "The expected added value of universal use of FFP2 respirators in the community is very low," the Stockholm-based agency told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in response to a query. Speaking in Brussels, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides confirmed the EU...

Bayer wants to produce German Curevac vaccine

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer plans to enter the production of Corona vaccines, providing a helping hand to Tübingen-based biotechnology company Curevac. The two companies announced on Monday that they had expanded a cooperation agreement already signed in early January. According to the FAZ website, Bayer Management Board member Stefan Oelrich said a thorough review of the company's own capabilities showed "that we have the necessary skills and capabilities to be able to produce Curevac's...

German health workers see no end in sight

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Health clinics now resemble more of a crisis area than an ordered medical establishment: that is the image that prevails of around 380 health offices in the country in the Corona crisis, at least since the Bundeswehr (Germany military) has joined the pandemic fight. Since autumn, the soldiers have been actively helping with contact tracing, not in the field, but in the back offices: they phone contacts and fill out forms. The sight fits in with the image of overstretched health offices that...

EU to tighten vaccine exports

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

The EU has warned it will tighten exports of Covid vaccines produced in the bloc, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a cut in planned supplies. Last week, both AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech claimed supplies of its vaccine will be lower, slowing down the EU's vaccination drive. Vaccine supply has become a critical issue as EU countries seek to immunise their populations against the virus. As the EU fumbles from one vaccination mistake to another, this latest embarrassment threatens to damage...

Moderna vaccine may protect against mutated variants

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

According to the manufacturer, Moderna's vaccine should also protect against the Corona variants first discovered in the UK and South Africa. In a laboratory experiment, it was shown that vaccinated volunteers have sufficient antibodies in their blood against the variants B.1.1.7 (Great Britain) and B.1.351 (South Africa) - also known as 501Y.V2, as announced by Moderna on Monday. However, the study has not yet been peer-reviewed by independent experts, norpublished in a peer-reviewed...

What are FFP2 masks?

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

FFP2 masks, are a specific class of filtering facepiece (FFP) masks; which more generally is a type of personal protective equipment used in many industries. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it became clear that masks could could play an important role in reducing infected droplet transmission between people in close proximity to one another. Which in turn begs the question, are all face masks equally effective in their desired outcome? The answer is a resounding no. To offer the best protection,...

Corona vaccination passport gains traction

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

There is still no obligation in Germany to be vaccinated against the corona virus. But it is becoming increasingly clear that vaccinated people may be able to return to normal life more quickly. Therefore a vaccination certificate is a conceivable possibility. While in Germany vaccination is not yet compulsory, in other countries it is a very different matter altogether. In China, there is already an app that shows whether you have corona symptoms or not. Only those who are symptomless are...

Reuse of FFP2 masks for private use

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

FFP2 masks are used in healthcare sectors where there is an increased risk of infection. Designed as a single-use product, FFP2 masks must be disposed of after use to avoid further risk of infection. When FFP2 masks are used for private use (e.g. shopping), a lower pathogen load of FFP2 masks can be expected. FFP2 masks offer better protection than medical face masks (surgical masks) when used correctly. However, their availability is limited. Therefore, the reuse of FFP2 masks for private use...

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Health Insurance in Germany is compulsory and sometimes complicated, not to mention expensive. As an expat, you are required to navigate this landscape within weeks of arriving, so check our FAQ on PKV. For our guide on resources and access to agents who can give you a competitive quote, try our PKV Cost comparison tool.

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