1.
Per aspera ad AstraZeneca
Despite the very rare occurrence of blood clots in the brain: The European Medicines Agency Ema continues to recommend the
AstraZeneca
corona vaccine
for all adults, as it announced today.
The benefits of Vaxzevria, as the vaccine is called, outweigh the risks.
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Vaxzevria, sounds like the name of a villain at Asterix, but it's a vaccine
Photo: Matthias Bein / dpa
"Although only about one or two cases of sinus vein thrombosis per 100,000 vaccinated people were reported to the Ema," explains my colleague Heike Le Ker from our health team.
"This number may be higher, however, because it depends on how attentively doctors and vaccinated people observe, document - and report." The next few weeks and months will show where the numbers level off.
And whether there will be similar incidents with the vaccines from Russia (Sputnik) and the USA (Johnson & Johnson), which, like Vaxzevria, work on the basis of adenoviruses.
Although, according to the numbers now available, thromboses occur mainly in younger women, the Ema - unlike Germany - continues to recommend Vaxzevria for women under 60. "If there were no alternatives, I would find this decision understandable," says Heike.
"With the vaccines available from Biontech and Moderna, however, for which such side effects have not yet been observed, I would have thought restricting the use of Vaxzevria would have been better."
Almost at the same time, the British announced that they would no longer be giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to women under 30 years of age.
"We have a pretty colorful picture in Europe," says Heike.
"That doesn't exactly contribute to a feeling of security."
Read more here: Ema continues to recommend AstraZeneca without reservation
2.
Green scheduling
He or she?
In the daily soap for the
Green candidate
freelance, the episode "The Appointment" ran today - and it wasn't about hairdressers or vaccinations.
What has happened so far: Annalena and Robert may / should lead the Greens together as a top duo in the federal election.
What's new now: By April 19, they want / have to agree who will stand out from this top duo as a candidate for chancellor.
The party congress in June should then make the final decision.
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Green-black: When it comes to a jacket, it's clear
Photo:
Kay Nietfeld / dpa
"The Greens appear so self-confident because they are so closed, at least to the outside world," says my colleague Kevin Hagen from our capital city office.
"They present themselves as a sensible alternative to the Union: While the K question causes chaos for the CDU and CSU, the Greens seem to be creating a clear and deeply relaxed situation."
No matter who it is - you will not be able to copy the campaign strategy of your party friend Winfried Kretschmann.
The Green Prime Minister had the Merkel motto "You know me" posted in Baden-Württemberg.
At the end of last year, a good third of those questioned said about Baerbock and Habeck in a SPIEGEL survey: "I don't know this politician."
Read more here: The Green Board wants to propose a candidate for chancellor on April 19
3.
Face saving attempts on Facebook
The data of 533 million Facebook users was published,
including phone numbers, full names, email addresses.
The personal information was unprotected online - the news is from the weekend.
It took the group four days to formulate an initial, detailed response.
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Put the Facebook logo on the keyboard, the symbol photographer might have thought.
Photo: Dado Ruvic / REUTERS
“The result is a single smoke candle parade,” says my colleague Patrick Beuth from our Netzwelt department.
His favorite part of the Facebook statement: »At least 'no financial information, health information or passwords' are affected.
Does the company want to be praised for it now, or what? "
Read Patrick's full comment here: Facebook is trying to downplay a huge data leak
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What else is important today
Federal government calls for the release of Navalny:
The Foreign Office has described the reports on the state of health of the imprisoned Alexej Navalny as "worrying".
The Russian opposition member is being illegally held in a prison camp.
China's head of state complains about "disruptions":
The EU has imposed sanctions on China for violating human rights.
In a phone call with Chancellor Merkel, head of state Xi is now calling for more cooperation instead of interference.
Scouts into the unknown:
For 50 years, researchers have longed for insights into the world beyond the known laws of nature.
The knowledge from the muon-g-2 experiment could open the door to new physics.
What we recommend today at SPIEGEL +
“All the tools to fight pandemic are there.
You have to use it now ":
A" bridge lockdown ", as proposed by CDU boss Laschet, is not considered by Bavaria's Minister of Health Holetschek to be sensible.
Instead, he wants to rely on first vaccinations.
How Apple wants to revolutionize the car:
Apple has been working on the iCar for years, now it's getting serious: The global carmakers are trembling, after all, the tech giant is smashing competitors in series.
But what exactly are the Silicon Valley engineers planning?
"My health doesn't count":
Millions of employees in Germany are afraid of being infected with Corona - because their company disregards occupational safety.
Five people affected talk about their everyday working life without home office and hygiene measures.
What's on your shopping list today?
- »Cigarettes, gasoline, peanut flips«:
With his band Scooter he had the hit about the corona crisis: »FCK 2020«.
In our questionnaire, Hans Peter Geerdes alias HP Baxxter gives answers to the big - and the small - questions in life.
Which is not so important today
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Hairshaft of money?
Photo: Carlo Allegri / REUTERS
Decline in values:
Donald Trump
, 74, former US President, has fallen by almost 300 places on the rich list of the US business magazine "Forbes".
Accordingly, his wealth shrank by almost a third from 3.5 to 2.4 billion dollars, which puts him in 1299 position out of 2,755 - according to the census, that is how many people have at least a billion dollars.
Typo of the day
, now corrected: "To what extent the virus directly attacks the brain is the subject of numerous studies far and wide."
Cartoon of the day:
Finally!
More reference to real life in the classroom
Photo: Thomas Plaßmann
And tonight?
Photo: Maskot / Getty Images
Could you pass the time guessing which prominent pair of parents are calling their child Rosenrot and which is X Æ A-XII.
My colleague Maren Keller has, so to speak, taken over the sponsorship of the topic and put together a quiz about unusual first names - you can find it here.
A lovely evening.
Sincerely
yours, Oliver Trenkamp
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