By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Austria is re-opening. Amidst concerns in other European countries about rising infection rates despite increasing levels of vaccination, as of mid May 2021, people in Austria…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] The Covid-19 situation in Austria is still serious. A re-opening of restaurants and cafes in the West of the country in mid March has resulted in…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Infection-numbers-wise, things have gotten worse in Austria since our previous update at the beginning of March. New infections are rising, particularly in the East of the…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Covid-19 wise, things could be better in Austria. New infection rates have risen throughout February, and while free testing opportunities are widely available, calling the vaccination…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] After various stages of “soft” and “hard” lockdowns since the beginning of November, which were only partly observed by the Austrian public, restrictions in Austria will…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Since early November, Austria has been in lockdown - with the exception of two days at Christmas, when up to ten people from up to ten…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Things have not exactly improved since we shared our previous update from the Austrian Corona Panel Project (ACPP), a representative panel survey of the Austrian population…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] In this tenth update on findings from the Austrian Corona Panel Project (ACPP), a representative panel survey of the Austrian population aged 14 and over, the…

By Barbara Prainsack, Bernhard Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Hajo Boomgaarden, on behalf of the Austrian Corona Panel Project, University of Vienna, Austria [contact: coronapanel2020@univie.ac.at] Things have not exactly improved since our previous update in September. Infection numbers in Austria have continued to rise, and certain regions — including the country’s…