The end for the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Netherlands might be in sight
3 years, 11 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 the vaccination at GPs and in healthcare institutions is lagging behind considerably. Van Delden also admits that he was not shocked that the Netherlands was apparently poorly prepared for a pandemic. Despite the criticism over the Dutch vaccination campaign, Van Delden does not think it would be better to let the Military take over.

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BORIS JOHNSON: Why I considered invading Holland with a dramatic canal raid to snatch our five million stolen vaccines back from Brussels' clutches
6 months ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Why I considered invading Holland with a dramatic canal raid to snatch our five million stolen vaccines back from Brussels' clutches

Daily Mail  

Britain's top brass filed into my office in No 10, bearing with them hundreds of years of collective operational experience, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Boris receives his Covid booster Jab at London's St Thomas' Hospital in December 2021 A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London as the immunisation programme begins in …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
7 months ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
7 months ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

Ten percent of vaccinated do not want third jab
3 years, 2 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. …

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

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation
3 years, 3 months ago

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation

NL Times  

Dutch employers see little benefit in the introduction of a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Employer organizations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland said in a joint statement that it is crucial to increase the vaccination rate in the Netherlands. "Supermarkets and foodservice companies are essential to provide the Netherlands with food and drinks every day," umbrella organization Centraal Bureau Voedingshandl said. CEO of travel …

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

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

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has so far only shipped 2.15 million coronavirus vaccines to developing countries, less than 10% of its target 27 million doses before the end of the year. Most – 21 million – should have been distributed through the international Covax programme, set up and supported by the European Commission and Bill Gates, while the rest would be donated …

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has so far only shipped 2.15 million coronavirus vaccines to developing countries, less than 10% of its target 27 million doses before the end of the year. Most – 21 million – should have been distributed through the international Covax programme, set up and supported by the European Commission and Bill Gates, while the rest would be donated …

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late
3 years, 5 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, 6 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 …

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss
3 years, 7 months ago

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss

NL Times  

Public health institute RIVM expects that the coronavirus will continue to circulate in the Netherlands. "As a result, we expect that everyone who has not been vaccinated will sooner or later get the virus and may become ill," RIVM director Jaap van Dissel said in a parliamentary briefing on the current state of affairs around the pandemic, NOS reports. "Then …

Netherlands to throw away tens of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands to throw away tens of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines: Report

NL Times  

Tens of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines left over in the refrigerators of Dutch general practitioners will likely end up in the trash. GPs can report their remaining AstraZeneca vaccines to public health institute RIVM, which will see if they can be used elsewhere in the Netherlands. GPs' association NHG estimates that between 100 thousand and 200 thousand AstraZeneca vaccines are …

A Pfizer dose after one AstraZeneca? Bookings open today
3 years, 8 months ago

A Pfizer dose after one AstraZeneca? Bookings open today

Dutch News  

From Friday, people in the Netherlands who have had one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can opt for a second shot of Pfizer/Biontech. The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad said earlier it sees no objection to people who have had one dose of AstraZeneca having a second shot of the different vaccine because the combination of the two offers good protection …

A Pfizer dose after one AstraZeneca? Bookings open today
3 years, 8 months ago

A Pfizer dose after one AstraZeneca? Bookings open today

Dutch News  

From Friday, people in the Netherlands who have had one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can opt for a second shot of Pfizer/Biontech. The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad said earlier it sees no objection to people who have had one dose of AstraZeneca having a second shot of the different vaccine because the combination of the two offers good protection …

Dutch Covid vaccination figures beginning to fall behind
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch Covid vaccination figures beginning to fall behind

NL Times  

The strong growth in Covid-19 vaccination use in the Netherlands petered out in recent weeks, with an average of about 176 thousand people getting an injection on each of the past seven days. The vaccination rate needs to grow to build a higher "dike to protect us against a new wave," Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said at a press …

Dutch Health Min. defensive over letting newly-vaccinated people into events
3 years, 8 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 …

Nearly 6 million in the Netherlands now fully vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Nearly 6 million in the Netherlands now fully vaccinated against Covid-19

NL Times  

New data about the Dutch Covid-19 vaccination program showed that 5,923,497 people in the country have either received one dose of the Janssen Vaccine, or two doses of any other vaccine in use in the Netherlands. It was not clear how many of them have also tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in the past, which makes them “fully …

Dutch errors in Covid vaccination campaign not properly documented: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch errors in Covid vaccination campaign not properly documented: Study

NL Times  

Mistakes that occur in the Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in the Netherlands are poorly documented, Institute for Responsible Medicine Use said. "Centrally collecting and analyzing vaccination incidents and returning this information to the injection sites is necessary to increase the safety of vaccinations. We have arranged this well for side effects, but not for incidents,” IVM director Ruud Coolen van Brakel …

People born in 1999 can register for a Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

People born in 1999 can register for a Covid-19 vaccine

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge used his Twitter account to announce that all residents of the Netherlands born in 1999 can schedule their Covid-19 vaccine shots starting Thursday morning. Adult residents will be allowed to switch the appointment or schedule a new one to receive the Janssen Vaccine starting on Monday. Roughly 13 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered …

The Netherlands is on the right track to overcoming coronavirus crisis: RIVM
3 years, 9 months ago

The Netherlands is on the right track to overcoming coronavirus crisis: RIVM

NL Times  

As Covid-19 vaccination figures rise and the summer is starting to get into full gear, coronavirus infection numbers have been steadily declining for the past weeks in the Netherlands. Director of Infectious Disease Control at the RIVM, Jaap van Dissel, and chief RIVM modeler, Jacco Wallinga said to NOS they are both optimistic that the Netherlands will continue making progress …

People 60+ who rejected AstraZeneca Covid jabs can make new appointments today
3 years, 9 months ago

People 60+ who rejected AstraZeneca Covid jabs can make new appointments today

NL Times  

Starting on Saturday people over the age of 60 who did not want to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine can reapply for a Covid vaccination appointment with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Health minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Tuesday that anyone above 60 who refused the AstraZeneca vaccine will receive a repeat call with another Covid-19 vaccine. In …

Dutch medical team leaves for Suriname to help combat new Covid wave
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch medical team leaves for Suriname to help combat new Covid wave

NL Times  

A team of Dutch healthcare workers departed for Suriname on Friday to help fight a surge of new Covid-19 infections, broadcaster NOS reported. The country has been buckling under a new wave of coronavirus infections due to a shortage of beds, medicine, personnel and vaccines. "An anesthetist told me it's a war zone," said retired surgeon Chander Mahabier. Only four …

13,000 Janssen Covid vaccine appointments canceled with new Dutch advice
3 years, 9 months ago

13,000 Janssen Covid vaccine appointments canceled with new Dutch advice

NL Times  

Approximately 13,000 people who were scheduled to receive the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine have canceled their appointments, GGD GHOR told the broadcaster NOS. It was announced on Wednesday that younger people in the Netherlands who have not yet received a Covid-19 vaccine will not be offered the Janssen vaccine. People who no longer wanted to receive this vaccine are able to …

Janssen vaccine removed from Dutch programme over blood clot fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Janssen vaccine removed from Dutch programme over blood clot fears

Dutch News  

The Leiden-developed Janssen vaccine is being removed from the Dutch vaccination programme because of fears that it can cause very rare blot clots, ministers have decided. The information currently available shows reports of problems with the vaccine in certain age groups are a similar order of magnitude to the AstraZeneca vaccine, and that there are more reports among younger people, …

Janssen vaccine removed from Dutch programme over blood clot fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Janssen vaccine removed from Dutch programme over blood clot fears

Dutch News  

The Leiden-developed Janssen vaccine is being removed from the Dutch vaccination programme because of fears that it can cause very rare blot clots, ministers have decided. The information currently available shows reports of problems with the vaccine in certain age groups are a similar order of magnitude to the AstraZeneca vaccine, and that there are more reports among younger people, …

Netherlands to limit use of Janssen Covid vaccine over side effects, effectiveness
3 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands to limit use of Janssen Covid vaccine over side effects, effectiveness

NL Times  

Younger groups of people in the Netherlands who have not yet received a Covid-19 vaccine will not be given the Janssen Vaccine, a single-shot product that currently requires no booster. Instead, they will be offered one of the approved mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Wednesday based on emergency advice from the Dutch …

AstraZeneca refuseniks will be offered a different vaccine: minister
3 years, 9 months ago

AstraZeneca refuseniks will be offered a different vaccine: minister

Dutch News  

People in their early 60s who refused an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will be offered an alternative in the near future after all, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told MPs. This time round they will be called up by their local health board rather than family doctor and will be given either a Pfizer, Moderna or Janssen vaccine, De Jonge …

NL residents who refused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given different shot
3 years, 9 months ago

NL residents who refused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given different shot

NL Times  

Netherlands residents who refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZenca, will soon be invited to get a different vaccine, caretaker Public Health Minster Hugo de Jonge said to Nieuwsuur on Monday. In April, the Dutch Health Council advised that the vaccine should no longer be administered to people under the age of 60, as side effects from this …

Dutch could delay first Covid vaccine shots for many; De Jonge to discuss at press conference
3 years, 10 months ago

Dutch could delay first Covid vaccine shots for many; De Jonge to discuss at press conference

NL Times  

Many people in the Netherlands waiting for their first Covid-19 vaccine may have to wait longer due to ongoing issues with deliveries of the Janssen vaccine, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Friday. De Jonge said he will address the situation in further detail at a press conference with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday night. The press conference …

Seven in 10 will have a coronavirus vaccine, 8.6 million doses now used
3 years, 10 months ago

Seven in 10 will have a coronavirus vaccine, 8.6 million doses now used

Dutch News  

Just over seven in 10 Dutch people in the Netherlands will have a coronavirus vaccine when it is their turn, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday, on the basis of its latest quarterly health monitor. Some 66% of the 2,000 people questioned in the first quarter of this year said they would be vaccinated and 4% had already been …

Gap between two AstraZeneca Covid jabs can be shortened: Dutch Health Council
3 years, 10 months ago

Gap between two AstraZeneca Covid jabs can be shortened: Dutch Health Council

NL Times  

The interval between two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can potentially be reduced, the Dutch Health Council stated in new advice to caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. The Council said the Ministry of Health should not yet make any changes in its guidance to healthcare workers because there is not yet enough scientific data to overrule the current …

Covid vaccines available faster for some as at-risk people not booking appointments
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid vaccines available faster for some as at-risk people not booking appointments

NL Times  

More than a half of people under the age of 60 from groups at a higher risk should the get the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection have not yet requested an appointment to get their early Covid-19 vaccine shots. Consequently, new advice regarding the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine with this age group may arrive too late to have an impact. Additionally, …

Dutch Army all set to help with national Covid vaccination campaign
3 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Army all set to help with national Covid vaccination campaign

NL Times  

It is “99 percent certain“ that the Dutch Army will be deployed to help carry out the national Covid-19 vaccination process, municipal health service GGD told BNR. “The Army works for society and when there’s a crisis and they can make a contribution and make sure society can function normally, they are asked to step in,“ said Debie. Continuing with …

9.35 million Covid vaccine doses to reach Netherlands by end-June despite Janssen delay
3 years, 10 months ago

9.35 million Covid vaccine doses to reach Netherlands by end-June despite Janssen delay

NL Times  

The Netherlands can expect to take delivery of a minimum of 9.35 million vaccine doses by the beginning of July, and possibly more once manufacturers AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson confirm their delivery schedule. Nearly 6.6 million vaccine doses have been administered since January 6, with over five million people at least partially vaccinated and over 1.5 million having received …

De Jonge: Getting all adults access to first Covid vaccine by July closer to reality
3 years, 10 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. …

Europe dares to reopen as 200 millionth vaccine dose delivered
3 years, 10 months ago

Europe dares to reopen as 200 millionth vaccine dose delivered

India Today  

As its vaccination drive reaches a third of adults and COVID-19 infections ease, Europe is starting to reopen cities and beaches, raising hopes that this summer's holiday season can be saved before it is too late. Exhilarated Spaniards chanting "freedom" danced in the streets as a COVID-19 curfew ended in most of the country at the weekend, while Greece reopened …

Norway's Committee Recommends Dropping AstraZeneca, J&J Covid Vaccine Jabs
3 years, 10 months ago

Norway's Committee Recommends Dropping AstraZeneca, J&J Covid Vaccine Jabs

News 18  

An expert committee set up by Norway’s government to evaluate AstraZeneca’s and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccines said on Monday that both should be abandoned over risks of rare but serious side effects. From the 134,000 injections of AstraZeneca’s vaccine administered in Norway up until mid-March, five cases of severe thrombosis — three of them fatal — were reported in …

Dutch hospitals to begin giving Covid vaccines to "young, healthy people"
3 years, 10 months ago

Dutch hospitals to begin giving Covid vaccines to "young, healthy people"

NL Times  

Sixty hospitals in the Netherlands will be set up to become Covid-19 vaccination sites by the end of May. They will be tasked primarily with vaccinating "young, healthy people" as part of a push to increase the rate in which people are inoculated against the coronavirus disease, a spokesperson for acute care network LNAZ confirmed to Nieuwsuur. The goal is …

Netherlands wants Denmark’s unused Janssen Covid vaccines
3 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands wants Denmark’s unused Janssen Covid vaccines

NL Times  

The Netherlands expressed interest in acquiring all unused Janssen Covid-19 jabs from Denmark. The Scandinavian country previously decided to suspend use of the vaccine over fears it was linked to a very rare side effect where the recipient develops blood clots with a low platelet count, NOS reported. It is not yet certain what will happen with the leftover Janssen …

Germany to offer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults
3 years, 10 months ago

Germany to offer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults

Al Jazeera  

The move reverses a previous decision to restrict the AstraZeneca COVID shot to people above 60 years of age. Germany will allow AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to adults of all ages and aims to offer 12-18-year-olds a vaccine by the end of August as it seeks to speed up its rollout, Health Minister Jens Spahn has said. Millions …

Health council to assess if AstraZeneca age limit can be lowered
3 years, 11 months ago

Health council to assess if AstraZeneca age limit can be lowered

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is considering lowering the age limit for the AstraZeneca vaccine from 60 and has asked the health council for its opinion. The request follows the European Medicines Agency’s statement last week in which it said that the risk of rare blood clots as a side effect is outweighed by the importance of the vaccine across all age …

Health council to assess if AstraZeneca age limit can be lowered
3 years, 11 months ago

Health council to assess if AstraZeneca age limit can be lowered

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is considering lowering the age limit for the AstraZeneca vaccine from 60 and has asked the health council for its opinion. The request follows the European Medicines Agency’s statement last week in which it said that the risk of rare blood clots as a side effect is outweighed by the importance of the vaccine across all age …

Netherlands reevaluating role of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 11 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 …

Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted

Daily Mail  

Most of the 11 million AstraZeneca vaccines due to reach the Netherlands in the coming weeks will go unused, a top health official has revealed. Jaap van Deldon, who heads the vaccination department at Holland's public health institute, admitted that millions of the ordered Covid-19 doses will not be needed after the government restricted its use on under-60s due to …

GP's angry RIVM vaccine leader slammed AstraZeneca
3 years, 11 months ago

GP's angry RIVM vaccine leader slammed AstraZeneca

NL Times  

A number of general physicians expressed their dissatisfaction over an interview in which RIVM Covid-19 vaccination program director Jaap van Delden said that millions of doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine destined for the Netherlands will likely be given away to other countries. Van Delden said that any of the AstraZeneca vaccine doses which arrive after mid-May would not be …

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