Dutch won't change travel rules yet, talks are under way at an EU level
3 years ago

Dutch won't change travel rules yet, talks are under way at an EU level

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet has decided to not yet implement advice from public health institute RIVM to make sure everyone coming to the Netherlands has a negative coronavirus test to travel, even those who have been vaccinated. The RIVM is also recommending that unvaccinated passengers from outside the EU should also go into quarantine and that everyone take a self-test on arrival and five days later a PCR test at a regional health board centre. However, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told MPs that he first wants to wait for EU recommendations before deciding what measures to take. De Jonge told MPs that he aimed to make sure everyone over the age of 60 who wanted a booster dose was vaccinated again by the end of the year.

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Dutch schools canceling field trips abroad after no booster advice for teens
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch schools canceling field trips abroad after no booster advice for teens

NL Times  

Schools in the Netherlands are canceling field trips abroad after the Dutch Health Council advised against giving Covid-19 booster shots for teenagers. Travel association ANVR called the Dutch Health Council's different booster shot advice for teenagers than adults "maddening," speaking to De Telegraaf. On Friday, Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health said that vacations would not be the main factor …

Quarantine to be dropped for travellers after booster vaccine
2 years, 10 months ago

Quarantine to be dropped for travellers after booster vaccine

Dutch News  

People travelling to the Netherlands from very high-risk countries will no longer have to quarantine from February 2 if they have had their coronavirus booster vaccine. The rules apply to travellers from countries including the USA, Canada, Australia and Britain, provided they received their booster at least seven days before travelling. Travellers who are unvaccinated or have only had two …

Quarantine to be dropped for travellers after booster vaccine
2 years, 10 months ago

Quarantine to be dropped for travellers after booster vaccine

Dutch News  

People travelling to the Netherlands from very high-risk countries will no longer have to quarantine from February 2 if they have had their coronavirus booster vaccine. The rules apply to travellers from countries including the USA, Canada, Australia and Britain, provided they received their booster at least seven days before travelling. Travellers who are unvaccinated or have only had two …

Pace of booster shot campaign slowing down
2 years, 11 months ago

Pace of booster shot campaign slowing down

NL Times  

The pace of the booster shot campaign against the coronavirus picked up considerably in the past weeks but is now slowing down for the first time. Last Thursday, the counter stood at almost 5.5 million booster shots and 1.7 million a week earlier. For the next seven days, including early next week, just over 600,000 people have an appointment for …

Booster programme 'up to speed' but not everyone will have one
2 years, 11 months ago

Booster programme 'up to speed' but not everyone will have one

Dutch News  

All adults in the Netherlands can now make an appointment for a booster vaccine and more than four million people have already received their third jab, according to government figures. Outgoing health minister Hugo de Jonge had promised that everyone over the age of 18 in the country would be able to make an appointment for their booster vaccine by …

Booster programme 'up to speed' but not everyone will have one
2 years, 11 months ago

Booster programme 'up to speed' but not everyone will have one

Dutch News  

All adults in the Netherlands can now make an appointment for a booster vaccine and more than four million people have already received their third jab, according to government figures. Outgoing health minister Hugo de Jonge had promised that everyone over the age of 18 in the country would be able to make an appointment for their booster vaccine by …

Ten percent of vaccinated do not want third jab
2 years, 11 months ago

Ten percent of vaccinated do not want third jab

NL Times  

In the Netherlands, nearly a third of all adults have had the Covid-19 booster shot, but according to the Outbreak Management Team, around ten percent of people vaccinated against Covid-19 do not want a booster shot. "People need to know what the advantages of a third shot are," Ben van der Zeijnst, vaccinologist at the Leiden UMC told RTL Nieuws. …

Callers jam phone lines for booster shots, Amsterdam to triple jab capacity
3 years ago

Callers jam phone lines for booster shots, Amsterdam to triple jab capacity

Dutch News  

Almost a million phone calls have been made to regional health authority switchboards as people try to set up an appointment for a coronavirus booster vaccination, umbrella body GGD GHOR said. In particular, people who have been twice vaccinated with AstraZeneca – mostly people in their early 60s – have been struggling to make an appointment, now that health chiefs …

Callers jam phone lines for booster shots, Amsterdam to triple jab capacity
3 years ago

Callers jam phone lines for booster shots, Amsterdam to triple jab capacity

Dutch News  

Almost a million phone calls have been made to regional health authority switchboards as people try to set up an appointment for a coronavirus booster vaccination, umbrella body GGD GHOR said. In particular, people who have been twice vaccinated with AstraZeneca – mostly people in their early 60s – have been struggling to make an appointment, now that health chiefs …

Van Dissel: 'booster, booster, booster' to limit Omicron damage
3 years ago

Van Dissel: 'booster, booster, booster' to limit Omicron damage

Dutch News  

Jaap van Dissel, the head of the Dutch infectious disease prevention centre, has said the Netherlands needs to speed up its booster campaign to protect people against the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Van Dissel cited research in the UK that indicates the new variant was two to three times more infectious than the Delta variant. Studies also indicate that the …

Van Dissel: 'booster, booster, booster' to limit Omicron damage
3 years ago

Van Dissel: 'booster, booster, booster' to limit Omicron damage

Dutch News  

Jaap van Dissel, the head of the Dutch infectious disease prevention centre, has said the Netherlands needs to speed up its booster campaign to protect people against the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Van Dissel cited research in the UK that indicates the new variant was two to three times more infectious than the Delta variant. Studies also indicate that the …

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months
3 years ago

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is to start giving people coronavirus booster vaccinations more quickly and cutting the time lag after the last regular dose from six months to three. The decision to embark on this ‘mega operation’ has been taken because of the uncertainty created by the Omicron virus, De Jonge said. ‘But it is more resistant to immunity and a new …

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months
3 years ago

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is to start giving people coronavirus booster vaccinations more quickly and cutting the time lag after the last regular dose from six months to three. The decision to embark on this ‘mega operation’ has been taken because of the uncertainty created by the Omicron virus, De Jonge said. ‘But it is more resistant to immunity and a new …

All NL residents over 60 can get a booster shot before year's end: GGD
3 years ago

All NL residents over 60 can get a booster shot before year's end: GGD

NL Times  

All people over the age of 60 who want a booster shot against Covid-19 will be able to get one before the turn of the year, the GGD promised. After New Year's, people under 60 will get their turn for a booster shot. The EU health ministers decided that coronavirus access passes would expire without a booster shot, starting February …

'All over-60s should have booster vaccines as soon as possible'
3 years ago

'All over-60s should have booster vaccines as soon as possible'

Dutch News  

The head of the Dutch acute care association, Ernst Kuipers, has urged the government to speed up the vaccine booster campaign to reduce the impact of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. ‘I think it would be sensible to speed up the booster campaign,’ Kuipers told radio show Sven op 1. ‘That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do the others afterwards, but …

Dutch won't change travel rules yet, talks are under way at an EU level
3 years ago

Dutch won't change travel rules yet, talks are under way at an EU level

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet has decided to not yet implement advice from public health institute RIVM to make sure everyone coming to the Netherlands has a negative coronavirus test to travel, even those who have been vaccinated. The RIVM is also recommending that unvaccinated passengers from outside the EU should also go into quarantine and that everyone take a self-test on …

Health Min. says 700,000 Covid boosters this week; GGD isn’t ready for “booster offensive”
3 years ago

Health Min. says 700,000 Covid boosters this week; GGD isn’t ready for “booster offensive”

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge expects that 700,000 Covid-19 boosters will be administered by the end of this week, including a third dose of vaccines for people with health issues affecting their immune system. However, the GGD municipal health services said they still are not ready to meet the “booster offensive” De Jonge promised during a press conference last week. …

Dutch health council recommends booster shots for the over-18s
3 years ago

Dutch health council recommends booster shots for the over-18s

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad is recommending that everyone in the Netherlands over the age of 18 be offered a booster shot, once the over 60s have been helped first. ‘A booster vaccination can improve the protection for this group.’ It is, however, important that older people and people living in residential care be helped first, the health council said. …

Dutch health council recommends booster shots for the over-18s
3 years ago

Dutch health council recommends booster shots for the over-18s

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad is recommending that everyone in the Netherlands over the age of 18 be offered a booster shot, once the over 60s have been helped first. ‘A booster vaccination can improve the protection for this group.’ It is, however, important that older people and people living in residential care be helped first, the health council said. …

EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up
3 years ago

EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up

Dutch News  

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is recommending an additional coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone over the age of 18. In the Netherlands, people born in 1939 now eligible to make an appointment for a booster shot and current strategy for additional doses is confined to the over 60s, those in residential care, and people with vulnerable health …

EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up
3 years ago

EU body calls for booster shots for the over 18s, as Dutch campaign starts up

Dutch News  

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is recommending an additional coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone over the age of 18. In the Netherlands, people born in 1939 now eligible to make an appointment for a booster shot and current strategy for additional doses is confined to the over 60s, those in residential care, and people with vulnerable health …

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late
3 years, 2 months ago

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late

Dutch News  

Some 18 months after the start of the crisis, accountancy group KPMG has published a critical report on the Dutch approach to tackling coronavirus. Some 24,000 more people died in the Netherlands that would have been statistically expected but there were hardly any excess deaths in Denmark, Norway and Finland, KPMG health economist David Ikkersheim said. And while the Netherlands, …

Netherlands' Covid-19 vaccination rate stalling
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands' Covid-19 vaccination rate stalling

NL Times  

The Covid-19 vaccination rate in the Netherlands is stalling. Many other EU countries have passed the Netherlands when it comes to the vaccination rate, AD reports based on figures from Our World in Data, which keeps track of the vaccination figures world wide. "The first thing that strikes you is that the Netherlands is currently the country that uses the …

Parties support contribution towards test for access for unvaccinated
3 years, 4 months ago

Parties support contribution towards test for access for unvaccinated

Dutch News  

A small majority of MPs have supported a plan to charge people for coronavirus tests in order to access events. Although those who are unable to have a vaccine for some reason may have an exemption, people who have simply chosen not to be vaccinated will probably have to pay towards tests. Caretaker health minister Hugo de Jonge told a …

Parties support contribution towards test for access for unvaccinated
3 years, 4 months ago

Parties support contribution towards test for access for unvaccinated

Dutch News  

A small majority of MPs have supported a plan to charge people for coronavirus tests in order to access events. Although those who are unable to have a vaccine for some reason may have an exemption, people who have simply chosen not to be vaccinated will probably have to pay towards tests. Caretaker health minister Hugo de Jonge told a …

Germany gets tougher on tourists from NL but there is hope for UK visits
3 years, 5 months ago

Germany gets tougher on tourists from NL but there is hope for UK visits

Dutch News  

Germany has added the Netherlands to its list of risky destinations, the day after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control placed seven of the 12 Dutch provinces on its highest risk list. The change means everyone from the Netherlands over the age of six who is visiting Germany must go into quarantine for the first five days of …

Germany gets tougher on tourists from NL but there is hope for UK visits
3 years, 5 months ago

Germany gets tougher on tourists from NL but there is hope for UK visits

Dutch News  

Germany has added the Netherlands to its list of risky destinations, the day after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control placed seven of the 12 Dutch provinces on its highest risk list. The change means everyone from the Netherlands over the age of six who is visiting Germany must go into quarantine for the first five days of …

Dutch princesses will receive Covid jabs, Dutch King says
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch princesses will receive Covid jabs, Dutch King says

NL Times  

The Dutch princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane have decided to get vaccinated against Covid-19, King Willem-Alexander said during his State visit to Germany. "All three of them are very eager to do their part in the battle against the terrible virus that has gripped us for almost a year and a half," Willem-Alexander said. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced …

Dutch Health Min. defensive over letting newly-vaccinated people into events
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Health Min. defensive over letting newly-vaccinated people into events

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge defended the decision to allow people vaccinated against Covid-19 immediate access to nightclubs and events, even if the vaccine has not had enough time to reach maximum protection. The Health Council reiterated the advice to wait two weeks after the final Covid-19 vaccine dose for proper protection. De Jonge stated that he was aware of …

Netherlands approves Covid vaccines for 12 to 17 year olds; Invites go out this week
3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands approves Covid vaccines for 12 to 17 year olds; Invites go out this week

NL Times  

Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge has approved vaccinating people from the ages of 12 through 17 against Covid-19. "I therefore expect that all young people who want to be vaccinated will be able to receive their first vaccination before the start of the new school year," wrote in a letter to Parliament. Young people aged 12 to 15 years …

Dutch residents born in 1993 can now sign up to receive Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch residents born in 1993 can now sign up to receive Covid-19 vaccine

NL Times  

Residents living in the Netherlands born in 1993 can now apply for a Covid-19 vaccine at one of the GGD vaccination locations, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Twitter on Sunday. The 227 thousand people in this age group will receive either the BioNTech/Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine. 👉 https://t.co/Gymdf4GlTA pic.twitter.com/5er68HNGpt — Hugo de Jonge June 13, 2021 Based …

People born in 1985, 1986 can book their Covid-19 vaccine shots
3 years, 6 months ago

People born in 1985, 1986 can book their Covid-19 vaccine shots

NL Times  

All residents of the Netherlands born in 1985 and 1986 can use the online scheduling system to book their Covid-19 vaccination shots starting at about 11:30 a.m., Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday. A paper questionnaire sent with the invitation may be filled out in advance, and will be needed by healthcare workers giving out vaccine shots. This …

De Jonge expects to have all adults fully vaccinated by September 1
3 years, 6 months ago

De Jonge expects to have all adults fully vaccinated by September 1

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Sunday that he expects all adults in the Netherlands who want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to be able to be fully protected before September. Vaccination schedules submitted by De Jonge to Parliament as recently as March showed that the vaccination campaign would very likely have to continue into September to inoculate all …

De Jonge: Getting all adults access to first Covid vaccine by July closer to reality
3 years, 7 months ago

De Jonge: Getting all adults access to first Covid vaccine by July closer to reality

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that the Netherlands was getting closer and closer to being able to confirm that a first Covid-19 vaccine shot will be offered to all adults by early July. He also said that general physicians should not give away vaccine doses using the website recently set up to get leftover doses into any available arm. …

Netherlands reevaluating role of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands reevaluating role of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

NL Times  

Caretaker Health Minister Hugo De Jonge has asked the Dutch Health Council to reevaluate its advice to only use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with people over the age of 60. After receiving advice from the Health Council which was far stricter than the EMA, the Dutch Cabinet announced on April 8 it would no longer use the AstraZeneca vaccine against …

The end for the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Netherlands might be in sight
3 years, 8 months ago

The end for the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Netherlands might be in sight

NL Times  

The millions of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that the Netherlands will receive after mid-May will mostly not be used, predicts the head of vaccinations at the Dutch public health center RIVM, Jaap van Delden. Van Delden admits to the newspaper that the government does not know exactly how many injections have been performed so far, because the registration of …

Nearly half of Dutch planning domestic vacations through August
3 years, 8 months ago

Nearly half of Dutch planning domestic vacations through August

NL Times  

Many Dutch people plan to remain in the Netherlands during the May vacation period and the summer holiday, AD reported based on the findings from travel booking site Zoover. Research by Booking.com showed that the Dutch were mainly looking to celebrate Easter at domestic coastal destinations such as Noordwijk aan Zee, Zandvoort, Scheveningen and Texel. According to Zoover director Judith …

No change on vaccine strategy, health minister Hugo de Jonge confirms
3 years, 8 months ago

No change on vaccine strategy, health minister Hugo de Jonge confirms

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has no plans to change its decision to stop giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under the age of 60, health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. ‘There are sufficient alternatives,’ De Jonge said, although he admitted that the decision by J&J may change that situation. De Jonge and prime minister Mark Rutte outlined …

Vaccination campaign will speed up, minister says, as stockpiles mount
3 years, 8 months ago

Vaccination campaign will speed up, minister says, as stockpiles mount

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is changing its vaccination strategy to speed up efforts to protect people aged 65 to 75, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told MPs in a briefing, following mounting criticism of the slow rollout. From now on, people in this age group will be eligible for the AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines in addition to the Pfizer jab, De …

Netherlands needs to speed up Covid vaccinations, intensive care expert says
3 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands needs to speed up Covid vaccinations, intensive care expert says

NL Times  

Ernst Kuipers, chairman of the national acute care network LNAZ, thinks that the Netherlands needs to considerably speed up the rate at which it is vaccinating people against the coronavirus, he said on talk show Jinek. So far around 200 thousand vaccinations have been administered in the Netherlands, mainly for people getting their first shot, but in a few cases …

Dutch start second vaccination round but still trail in Europe
3 years, 10 months ago

Dutch start second vaccination round but still trail in Europe

Dutch News  

The Netherlands began giving second vaccinations to nursing staff who first had the coronavirus vaccine earlier this month on Wednesday, but so far fewer than 200,000 people have had their first jab. Sanna Elkadiri, the nursing home assistant who kicked off the Dutch vaccination campaign was the first to get her second jab, three weeks after the initial dose on …

Parliament supports Covid vaccination plan after apologies for mistakes
3 years, 11 months ago

Parliament supports Covid vaccination plan after apologies for mistakes

NL Times  

A majority in parliament threw its support behind the government's vaccination plan on Tuesday, after Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge faced strong criticism from the opposition parties and acknowledged that they made some mistakes in their approach, NOS reports. PvdA leader Asscher called Wilders' accusations "not fair", emphasizing that the Health Minister is facing many …

Dutch Covid vaccination plan too slow; Help needed, trade union says
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid vaccination plan too slow; Help needed, trade union says

NL Times  

The Netherlands' vaccination plan against the coronavirus is too slow and the capacity to give the injections is much too low, according to trade union CNV. This puts the Netherlands at "great risk" that not everyone will be vaccinated by the end of the year, the trade union said, NOS reports. CNV suggested deploying employees from the events and hospitality …

Dutch government criticized for late start to vaccinations
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch government criticized for late start to vaccinations

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government came under heavy criticism from lawmakers Tuesday over a COVID-19 vaccination plan that has the first shots set to be administered on Wednesday, making the Netherlands the last European Union nation to begin vaccinations. “It is not a strategy, but chaos — total chaos — and the preparations were poor and too late.” …

Dutch health minister losing public support over slow Covid vaccine rollout
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch health minister losing public support over slow Covid vaccine rollout

NL Times  

About 44 percent of people in the Netherlands have less confidence in Health Minister Hugo de Jonge because of the country’s vaccination policy, according to a poll conducted by news program Hart van Nederland. The survey of about three thousand people showed that De Jonge lost support because of the confusion about who would first be able to get vaccinated …

De Jonge brings forward date of first vaccine as hospitals make own plans
3 years, 11 months ago

De Jonge brings forward date of first vaccine as hospitals make own plans

Dutch News  

Health minister Hugo de Jonge has brought forward the start of the Netherlands’ Covid vaccination programme after hospitals said they would start immunising acute care staff earlier than the scheduled date of January 8. Amsterdam’s UMC hospital said it would start vaccinating staff working with coronavirus patients as soon as it received the first batch of 5,000 Pfizer vaccines. A …

Dutch lockdown may continue into February as disputes over vaccination strategy continue
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch lockdown may continue into February as disputes over vaccination strategy continue

Dutch News  

It will be February at least, when some sections of the public have been vaccinated, before the Dutch lockdown can be eased, Jaap van Dissel, head of the Dutch public health institute RIVM, told the AD in an interview. ‘We are going to start vaccinating in January, then the second dose will follow in mid February,’ Van Dissel said. ‘So …

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