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In acute emergencies – for example with sudden severe pain, breathing difficulties or a very high temperature – you should get medical help as soon as…

Once your illness has been certified by a doctor (Krankschreibung), your employer will usually continue to pay your normal wages or salary for 6 weeks…

Treatment guidelines are intended to help doctors with diagnosis and treatment. They represent the current state of medical knowledge, drawing on info…

When the illness is mild to moderate, people usually recover in two to three weeks. When you are infected with SARS-CoV-2 you should support your immu…

A number of factors can increase the risk of severe illness with COVID-19. This means that certain groups within society are at greater risk and are t…

COVID-19 occurs in all age groups. However, there are differences with regard to its frequency and severity. Most of the COVID-19 cases in Germany so…

Yes. STIKO (Germany’s Standing Committee on Vaccinations) recommends the coronavirus vaccination for children and young people aged 12 years and over.…

Vaccine breakthrough is said to have occurred when a fully vaccinated person becomes infected with SARS-CoV-2 as confirmed by a PCR test and this pers…

The PCR test is the most reliable form of test indicating infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. A PCR test is carried out by a trained member of…

When patients become seriously ill, their state worsens about 7-10 days after symptoms begin; the worsening is often noticeable in the form of increas…