Dutch woman accidentally gets Covid vaccine, instead of test
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch woman accidentally gets Covid vaccine, instead of test

NL Times  

A woman from Lansingerland was called to get tested for the coronavirus, but instead ended up getting vaccinated against the virus. A combination of the woman not reading the letter she received properly and employees of the GGD location at Rotterdam The Hague Airport not checking her data, resulted in her jumping the population-long line for a vaccination, Rijnmond reported. The woman only scanned her appointment confirmation and was herself convinced that she had an appointment to be vaccinated, not tested, GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond said to the regional broadcaster. When she arrived at the GGD location, the employees took her at her word and sent her to the vaccination hall, instead of the test hall. At the registration desk in the vaccination hall, the woman was asked to show her appointment confirmation, but turned out not to have it on her.

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Next round of Covid vaccinations in the Netherlands starts on Monday
2 years, 3 months ago

Next round of Covid vaccinations in the Netherlands starts on Monday

NL Times  

The Netherlands’ next round of coronavirus vaccinations will start on Monday. As with previous rounds of coronavirus vaccinations, healthcare workers with patient contact and people vulnerable to the coronavirus will be first in line to get their shot. “The repeat jab is extra important for you because you have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from corona,” the government …

Covid-19 vaccines received abroad can soon be registered in Groningen
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines received abroad can soon be registered in Groningen

NL Times  

Groningen will become the second city in the Netherlands for citizens and residents to register Covid-19 vaccinations received abroad. The pass is given to those who tested negative for the coronavirus infection, those who recovered from an infection, and people who received their last dose of a Covid-19 vaccine more than 14 days before attempting to use the pass. Health …

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are dealing with seriously ill patients or family members who refuse to believe they have the coronavirus, because according to them it doesn't exist, AD reported after surveying hospitals. "We are sometimes told by relatives of those who have to be admitted to hospital with serious coronavirus symptoms: 'Just tell us what he really has, because …

People already lying to get third Covid shot, health service says
3 years, 4 months ago

People already lying to get third Covid shot, health service says

NL Times  

Health service GGD Zeeland has had multiple incidents of people trying to sneak in a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine by lying about how many shots they've already had. An increasing number of countries are recommending these booster shots, in some cases only for vulnerable people with weakened immune systems, to better protect against the highly contagious Delta variant of …

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated against Covid-19

NL Times  

Pregnant women who haven't been vaccinated against Covid-19 are urgently advised to get the shot. Last week, UMC Utrecht alone had four pregnant women in ICU. The American CDC, their version of public health institute RIVM, on Wednesday issued a warning that unvaccinated pregnant women are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from a coronavirus infection. The CDC advised …

Dutch princesses will receive Covid jabs, Dutch King says
3 years, 6 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 …

Cabinet: No immediate “fully vaccinated” declaration until after two-week wait
3 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet: No immediate “fully vaccinated” declaration until after two-week wait

NL Times  

The Dutch government has decided to only declare people as “fully vaccinated” so they can attend events without a negative coronavirus test once it has been two weeks since their last Covid-19 vaccine shot. Thus far, people have been given instant access to events immediately after a single shot of the Janssen Vaccine, a single shot of any vaccine after …

Vaccinated people won’t need negative Covid tests for Dutch events from June 23
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccinated people won’t need negative Covid tests for Dutch events from June 23

NL Times  

From June 23, vaccinated people in the Netherlands will no longer have to show a negative Covid-19 test to access attractions or attend events. From that day, the CoronaCheck app will show vaccination certificates, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said to parliament. Eventually, it must also show whether the user has been vaccinated against the disease, or recently recovered from …

Young people citing fake medical conditions to get an early jab, GGD hardly checks
3 years, 7 months ago

Young people citing fake medical conditions to get an early jab, GGD hardly checks

NL Times  

Dozens of young people in the Netherlands were able to get a Covid-19 shot earlier than they were supposed to because they falsely stated they had an underlying medical condition, newspaper Volkskrant reported. Both when making the appointment and once in the vaccination centre, people who claimed their early shots due to medical conditions were not asked to demonstrate proof …

Doctors circumvent coronavirus vaccination rules to help cancer patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Doctors circumvent coronavirus vaccination rules to help cancer patients

NL Times  

Dutch doctors have sometimes deliberately circumvented the vaccination rules in order to be able to vaccinate seriously ill cancer patients against the coronavirus. The newspaper also records stories of cancer patients who travel to Russia or Serbia to be vaccinated there. Cancer patients are not prioritized for the vaccine, as it only takes into account the risk of dying from …

Netherlands misses weekly Covid vaccination target by 33%; Hospital cases up 9%
3 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands misses weekly Covid vaccination target by 33%; Hospital cases up 9%

NL Times  

Over the past week, the Netherlands provided an estimated 280,570 vaccines against Covid-19, well below the planned target of 416 thousand. “Last week I would have liked to have seen more injections,” said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge to reporters on Monday. The realization, too low.” He acknowledged the country was fully in the grip of the third wave of …

Amsterdam care worker given two different vaccines
3 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam care worker given two different vaccines

NL Times  

Municipal health service GGD Amsterdam accidentally vaccinated a healthcare worker with two different coronavirus vaccines, instead of two doses of the same vaccine as is protocol. The 60-year-old woman first received a Pfizer vaccine in early February, and then an AstraZeneca vaccine on March 1, Hart van Nederland reports based on a letter the GGD sent the woman, which is …

Two cancer patients jumped Covid vaccination queue
3 years, 10 months ago

Two cancer patients jumped Covid vaccination queue

NL Times  

Two cancer patients were vaccinated against the coronavirus by GGD Brabant Zuidoost last week, despite the fact that they are not in the priority groups currently eligible for vaccination. On Thursday, a 78-year-old man went to the GGD vaccination center at the Indoor Sports Center in Eindhoven. The next day, a much younger cancer patient went to the same vaccination …

6,000 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid on first day
4 years ago

6,000 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid on first day

NL Times  

Over 6,000 healthcare workers in Dutch hospitals have already received the coronavirus vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer. While hospitals began vaccinating their own workers who are in direct contact with Covid-19 patients, several other nursing home caregivers were given their first of the two-dose vaccine on Wednesday at the GGD Hart voor Brabant facility in Veghel. A couple of the …

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

First person in the Netherlands vaccinated against Covid-19 at 8:43 a.m.
4 years ago

First person in the Netherlands vaccinated against Covid-19 at 8:43 a.m.

NL Times  

The first coronavirus vaccination in the Netherlands happened at 8:43 a.m. today, an event anticipated for so long it was broadcast live across the country. A 39-year-old nursing home worker, Sanna Elkadiri, was the first person to be vaccinated against the virus at a GGD vaccination site in Veghel. Jaap van Delden, in charge of vaccinations at public health institute …

Care home nurse Sanna Elkadiri, 39, will receive first coronavirus vaccination
4 years ago

Care home nurse Sanna Elkadiri, 39, will receive first coronavirus vaccination

NL Times  

Care home nurse Sanna Elkadiri will be the first person in the Netherlands to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Elkadiri had been rather concerned about the seemingly quick development and approval process of the first coronavirus vaccines. Het Wereldhuis has no current coronavirus infections among its residents, but the facility lost 17 of its 124 residents within a one-month period earlier …

Living in the Netherlands? Find out when you can get vaccinated against Covid-19, and where
4 years ago

Living in the Netherlands? Find out when you can get vaccinated against Covid-19, and where

NL Times  

The Netherlands is set to begin vaccinating people against Covid-19 on Wednesday, with a 39-year-old nursing home caregiver standing first in line for the shot. When: From January 6 through April 30 Which vaccine: BioNTech/Pfizer at first, then AstraZeneca, CureVac, Janssen, or GSK/Sanofi when they are approved by the EMA Location: At a mass vaccination facility organized by the GGD …

VIRUS TODAY: Few Native Americans sign up for virus trials
4 years ago

VIRUS TODAY: Few Native Americans sign up for virus trials

The Independent  

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Amsterdam Covid-19 patient a hospital worker; healthy enough to be quarantined at home
4 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam Covid-19 patient a hospital worker; healthy enough to be quarantined at home

NL Times  

The woman from the Amsterdam region who was diagnosed with coronavirus Covid-19 on Friday is an employee of the Amsterdam UMC, the hospital confirmed on Friday. Her symptoms are minor enough that she can safely be quarantined at her home in Diemen, Aura Timen, spokesperson for public health institute RIVM, said to NOS. "What is very important is that the …

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