New study by Med Uni Graz on COVID-19 vaccination

(© Image: Adobestock) Sneezing on the bus, coughing on the streetcar, catching a cold at work - a record number of sick notes and wastewater analyses show an unprecedented viral load throughout Austria. The winter, and with it the new COVID-19 wave, has hit Austria hard. The virus, which has been keeping us on our toes since the beginning of 2020, is once again sweeping through the country, even if its progress is to be slowed down with the help of vaccinations and precautionary measures. A new study by the Medical University of Graz in collaboration with the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has looked at the effect of the COVID-19 vaccination: What were the benefits of a fourth vaccination dose? Stefan Pilz from the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Medical University of Graz got to the bottom of this question . Vaccination as a milestone in the fight against the pandemic. After the start of the pandemic in spring 2020, the first vaccine doses reached Austria in December of the same year. For the first time, in addition to reducing (social) contact and increasing hygiene measures (such as masks and hand washing), there was another way to protect yourself from the virus and take a first step on the road to normality.