280,000 Flemings are eligible for third shot, first…
From September 10, the first invitations will go out for people who qualify for a third shot. The Agency for Care and Health estimates that about 280,000 Flemish people are involved. The lists are currently being drawn up by the mutualities. From 13 September, they can be further supplemented by the general practitioners. A week […]
Prince Harry big on vaccine misinformation: ‘Who lies…
Britain’s Prince Harry praised the researchers behind the vaccine from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford via video link. This was on the occasion of the award ceremony of the British fashion magazine GQ. The scientists were awarded ‘Heroes of the Year’ during the gala. During his speech, Prince Harry emphasized correct information and the […]
Up to half of young people do not show up for corona jab: “Pure … (Antwerp)
The vaccination center in Putte. — © Joris Herregods Antwerp – Up to half of the young people who are invited for a corona vaccine do not show up. They notice this in various vaccination centers. One of the problems is that the government barely has any phone numbers or email addresses for them. The […]
100 infections a day, hospitals remain unaffected (Hasselt)
The Jessa Hospital in Hasselt is currently free of covid patients again. — © Sven Dillen Hasselt – In Limburg, an average of one hundred people a day are currently infected, almost two in three of them are teenagers and in their twenties. Our hospitals are not affected. There are only four covid patients in […]
“It would be important to get the first syringe now because in two weeks deliveries will decrease” – Ostrobothnia – svenska.yle.fi
There are many free times for corona vaccine in Vaasa healthcare district now due to unexpectedly large vaccine deliveries. The fact that they have arrived in the middle of the holiday season does not help either, according to the chief physician Peter Nieminen, who appeals to younger people to make an appointment for their first […]
How do you explain to a teenager that he/she needs a vaccine…
If it depends on Flemish Minister of Welfare Wouter Beke (CD&V), young people between the ages of 12 and 15 will be vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine from 19 July. At least if they and their parents want it. Because the parents will still have to give their consent. But what if the child does […]
Virologist Koopmans: we expect a fourth wave, but the seriousness of infections is the question
The fight against the coronavirus in the Netherlands and Europe is going in the right direction, but we are not yet rid of the virus. Top virologist Marion Koopmans of Erasmus MC expects that we will be working on the pandemic for at least another year or more. Virologists expect a fourth wave this summer, […]
Tomorrowland DJs and a shot from Marc Van Ranst: vaccination… (Antwerp)
A DJ and dancer make it a party in the waiting room. Photo: Jan Van der Perre Antwerp – On Wednesday afternoon and evening, the vaccinated young people at Spoor Oost were surprised. In the waiting room, Tomorrowland DJs turned it into a festival with tunes played all over the vaccination center. To complete the […]
Mass vaccination on ships in the port of Rotterdam: ‘I feel blessed’
The Royal Association of Dutch Shipowners (KVNR) started a vaccination program last week in the port of Rotterdam, among other places. All seafarers from the Netherlands and abroad who work on a ship that sails under the Dutch flag or is under Dutch management are eligible. In this way, the KVNR hopes to increase the […]
Progeria patient Amber (15) does not receive a corona vaccine because she … (Diepenbeek)
Diepenbeek – It sounds too cynical for words. Amber Vandeweert (15) from Diepenbeek, who suffers from the rare aging disease progeria, is too young to receive a corona vaccine. “My daughter goes to school full-time, but she is still not protected as a risk patient,” says her father Wim Vandeweert. Amber (15) and her brother […]