Young people citing fake medical conditions to get an early jab, GGD hardly checks
3 years, 6 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 of the medical indication they cited. After the conversations it had with young people, Volkskrant reported that tips on how to get an appointment much ahead of time were shared in numerous messaging service WhatsApp groups. The system is easily accessible so that we can quickly vaccinate many people.“ Some 1.8 million people in the Netherlands were able to fairly claim an early vaccine appointment, mainly heart, diabetes and asthma patients.

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New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Vaccination rate still falling for older kids, stabilizing for babies and toddlers
6 months ago

Vaccination rate still falling for older kids, stabilizing for babies and toddlers

NL Times  

The vaccination rate for babies and toddlers in the Netherlands’ National Vaccination Program has remained virtually the same as last year. “The RIVM is positive about the stabilization, but the vaccination rate among young children still deserves attention. “It is important to determine the precise causes of the decrease in vaccination rates among teenagers.” The RIVM stressed that a high …

Increased interest in measles vaccination nationwide after Eindhoven outbreak
9 months ago

Increased interest in measles vaccination nationwide after Eindhoven outbreak

NL Times  

GGDs throughout the Netherlands have been receiving more questions about the MMR vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella since the measles outbreak in the Eindhoven region, NOS reports after surveying nine of the 25 regional health services. The GGDs in Twente, Groningen, and Amsterdam said they receive “some more questions than typical.” Several GGDs report that parents often ask whether …

A German man who received 217 COVID vaccinations becomes focus of new immunisation research
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A German man who received 217 COVID vaccinations becomes focus of new immunisation research

ABC  

In short: German researchers have studied the immune response of a 62-year-old man who they say had received more than 200 COVID shots for "private reasons" within the space of 29 months. German researchers have studied the immune response of a 62-year-old man who they say had received more than 200 COVID shots for "private reasons" within the space of …

Amsterdam police arrest two for falsifying 1,300 Covid vaccine records mostly for travel
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam police arrest two for falsifying 1,300 Covid vaccine records mostly for travel

NL Times  

Two Amsterdam residents were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of fraudulent manipulating the records of at least 1,300 people to show that they received vaccination against Covid-19. "The suspects, a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, are said to have created false vaccination records in February and March 2022," police said in a statement. The two allegedly had access to …

Over 160,000 young adults signed up for HPV vaccination; Fewer babies getting shots
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 160,000 young adults signed up for HPV vaccination; Fewer babies getting shots

NL Times  

More than 160,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 27 have made an appointment with the GGD for an HPV vaccination since January, the RIVM reported. The Netherlands has been vaccinating girls against HPV at age ten since 2010, and boys were added to the vaccination program last year too. From January, the RIVM started catching up on …

Covid vaccines prevented 88,000 hospitalizations in the Netherlands in 13 months
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid vaccines prevented 88,000 hospitalizations in the Netherlands in 13 months

NL Times  

Vaccinations against the coronavirus disease Covid-19 prevented about 88,000 hospital admissions in more than a year, according to a "cautious estimate" by the Dutch public health institute RIVM. About 45,000 people with Covid-19 were admitted into hospitals during the timeframe, according to data from hospital and intensive care monitor NICE. "Thus, the number of hospital admissions that were prevented is …

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 …

Eighth of people who got their booster don't want further Covid-19 shots
2 years, 10 months ago

Eighth of people who got their booster don't want further Covid-19 shots

NL Times  

One in eight Netherlands residents who got a booster shot does not intend to get another booster against the coronavirus if it is offered. About 70 percent of this group already got their first booster shot, and 10 percent plan to do so. Of the people who go their booster or plan to, half said they would "certainly" get the …

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 …

All children aged 5 to 11 eligible for Covid-19 vaccine starting Tuesday
2 years, 11 months ago

All children aged 5 to 11 eligible for Covid-19 vaccine starting Tuesday

NL Times  

Parents can schedule a Covid-19 vaccination appointment for their children aged five to eleven starting on Tuesday. The vaccination campaign for vulnerable children between the ages of five to eleven already began in mid-December. Children not in the medical risk group can receive a Covid-19 vaccine in one of the 30 GGD locations set up especially for this purpose. In …

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. …

A third of Netherlands adults have had a booster shot
2 years, 11 months ago

A third of Netherlands adults have had a booster shot

NL Times  

Nearly one in three adults has received a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot according to data accurate through the end of Sunday. People who had coronavirus have to wait three months to get a booster shot, as do those who recently received their original vaccination shots. About 11.9 million adults in the Netherlands were fully vaccinated in the first round against …

Single bad reaction to booster; Brabant doctors offer to give jabs themselves
3 years ago

Single bad reaction to booster; Brabant doctors offer to give jabs themselves

Dutch News  

More than 1.5 million boosters have been given, with just one bad reaction, according to analysis by Lareb. The Dutch ‘pharmacovigilance centre’, which monitors side effects related to drugs, reports that up until December 19, it has had 348 reports of reactions indicating an allergic or anaphylactic response to a coronavirus jab. In a press conference announcing a lockdown until …

Single bad reaction to booster; Brabant doctors offer to give jabs themselves
3 years ago

Single bad reaction to booster; Brabant doctors offer to give jabs themselves

Dutch News  

More than 1.5 million boosters have been given, with just one bad reaction, according to analysis by Lareb. The Dutch ‘pharmacovigilance centre’, which monitors side effects related to drugs, reports that up until December 19, it has had 348 reports of reactions indicating an allergic or anaphylactic response to a coronavirus jab. In a press conference announcing a lockdown until …

A million adults over 60 need a Covid booster jab appointment; 9.2 million adults left to go
3 years ago

A million adults over 60 need a Covid booster jab appointment; 9.2 million adults left to go

NL Times  

One million people over 60 have yet to scheduel an appointment for a booster shot, said Mariska van Blankers, vaccinations program director for the RIVM. Including the 780,000 shots administered last week, more than 1.8 million booster shots have been given since the campaign started in late November, Van Blankers stated. That is why Van Blankers estimates that a total …

Dutch Health Council recommends allowing Covid vaccines for all young children
3 years ago

Dutch Health Council recommends allowing Covid vaccines for all young children

NL Times  

Healthy children aged 5 to 11 should also get the opportunity to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Health Council advised on Friday. In its letter to the Ministry of Health, the Council said the medical benefits of vaccination "are offset by relatively limited drawbacks." The Health Council said that vaccination could prevent the multi-organ inflammatory reaction some children have …

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 …

Dozens turned away daily for trying to get Covid booster before their turn
3 years ago

Dozens turned away daily for trying to get Covid booster before their turn

NL Times  

Since the start of the booster campaign, the GGD has canceled an average of 150 appointments every day after an age check showed that the person was not yet eligible for a booster. A spokesperson for GGD GHOR Nederland, the branch organization for the health services, said this on Sunday. On Sunday, the ANP saw how someone who was not …

Health council backs jabs for younger children with health problems
3 years ago

Health council backs jabs for younger children with health problems

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad is recommending that children aged five to 11 who are at risk of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus should be vaccinated with the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine. The first child doses are expected to arrive in the Netherlands at the end of the month, and priority should be given to children with chronic health problems, the council …

Health council backs jabs for younger children with health problems
3 years ago

Health council backs jabs for younger children with health problems

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad is recommending that children aged five to 11 who are at risk of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus should be vaccinated with the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine. The first child doses are expected to arrive in the Netherlands at the end of the month, and priority should be given to children with chronic health problems, the council …

First location offering Covid booster jab to over-60s without an appointment
3 years ago

First location offering Covid booster jab to over-60s without an appointment

NL Times  

The GGD Hollands Midden is now offering people who were born in 1961 or earlier a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot without an appointment on a limited basis. The organization could offer walk-in availability because there is currently more vaccine doses than there are scheduled appointments for the booster shot, and staffing levels can accommodate the expanded group. “We have decided …

WHO warns of dangers of vaccination apathy as EU chief mulls mandatory COVID-19 jabs
3 years ago

WHO warns of dangers of vaccination apathy as EU chief mulls mandatory COVID-19 jabs

Firstpost  

“Globally, we have a toxic mix of low vaccine coverage, and very low testing — a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The WHO issued stern warnings Wednesday on the dangers of vaccination apathy and the European Union put mandatory jabs on the table as the United States registered its first case of the …

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 …

Unvaccinated Covid patients in hospital much younger than vaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

Unvaccinated Covid patients in hospital much younger than vaccinated

NL Times  

People vaccinated against Covid-19 are 17 times less likely to need hospital treatment and 33 times less likely to end up in ICU than Covid-19 patients who are only partially or not vaccinated. On average, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients in hospitals are almost 20 years younger than vaccinated ones. And the average age for unvaccinated patients is younger because many younger …

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated

Dutch News  

Over seven in 10 people in the Netherlands think the government should bring in specific measures to deal with the number of people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a poll of 28,000 people by television current affairs show EenVandaag. Nevertheless, several members of the government’s Outbreak Management Team have told news website Nu.nl that they do …

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated

Dutch News  

Over seven in 10 people in the Netherlands think the government should bring in specific measures to deal with the number of people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a poll of 28,000 people by television current affairs show EenVandaag. Nevertheless, several members of the government’s Outbreak Management Team have told news website Nu.nl that they do …

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, …

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 …

Covid-19 Booster Shots Not Imp, Govt Focusing on Vaccinating Adult Population: ICMR DG
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Booster Shots Not Imp, Govt Focusing on Vaccinating Adult Population: ICMR DG

News 18  

Union Health Ministry on Thursday said the rollout of the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or booster shots was not important and the government is focusing on providing complete vaccine cover to the entire adult population in the national inoculation drive. Announcing the decision, top Israeli health officials said the effectiveness of the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine …

Number of first-time Covid-19 vaccines continues to rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Number of first-time Covid-19 vaccines continues to rise

NL Times  

The number of people who received a first shot against the coronavirus disease Covid-19 has risen further. Just over 70,000 people in the Netherlands received their first dose last week, up from nearly 68,000 the week before. For some, this is the only shot they will need, because they received the one-dose Janssen Vaccine or because they opted for a …

Dutch Health Council officially recommends extra Covid booster for some with immune disorders
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch Health Council officially recommends extra Covid booster for some with immune disorders

NL Times  

The Dutch Health Council advised an extra Covid-19 vaccine dose for people with serious immune disorders, to give their immune system a boost in protecting against the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Health Council also advised that preparations should be made to eventually also give other groups a booster vaccination, in case the vaccines' effectiveness in preventing …

Majority of employers want right to ask workers for Covid-19 vaccination proof
3 years, 3 months ago

Majority of employers want right to ask workers for Covid-19 vaccination proof

NL Times  

The majority of employers want to be able to know if their employees have been vaccinated against Covid-19, a study by the employers’ union AWVN showed. Around 93 percent of employers said they will take certain measures if employees who are not vaccinated show up at the workplace, an AWVN survey showed. Certain companies in the United States, such as …

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 …

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 …

Covid-19 vaccination campaign still behind in certain groups
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination campaign still behind in certain groups

NL Times  

Now that everyone who wanted to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has had the chance to, the attention is now put on boosting the vaccination rate among specific groups. Three points are important when encouraging people to get vaccinated, behavioral scientist Arie Dijkstra said to NOS, “You have to give someone a reason, it needs to be easy and you need …

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 …

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 …

NL residents only want Covid booster shot once all countries are vaccinated
3 years, 4 months ago

NL residents only want Covid booster shot once all countries are vaccinated

NL Times  

A majority of Netherlands resident thinks it a good idea to give vulnerable people a third dose of coronavirus vaccine, but half only want this to be done once everyone in the world has had a chance to be vaccinated, EenVandaag found in a poll of 27 thousand Netherlands residents on its Opinion Panel. Great Britain, Germany and Israel are …

Walk-up Covid-19 vaccinations are now possible in the Netherlands without appointment
3 years, 4 months ago

Walk-up Covid-19 vaccinations are now possible in the Netherlands without appointment

NL Times  

To boost its slumping Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Health is increasing the possibility for residents across the Netherlands to get inoculated against the disease without an appointment. It shows a map of fixed and temporary vaccination centers where there is enough capacity for people to visit and receive their first vaccine shot. Those who show up without an …

Plans to start Covid vaccinations at schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Plans to start Covid vaccinations at schools

NL Times  

Health service GGD in a number of regions are in talks with high schools about vaccinating kids against Covid-19 at school once the new academic year begins, or at least sending GGD employees to give information about the vaccine. So far only 43 percent of 12 to 18-year-olds have had their first shot and the GGDs are worried about outbreaks …

Dutch Covid-19 vaccine figures continue to fall
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Covid-19 vaccine figures continue to fall

NL Times  

The number of people vaccinated against the coronavirus per week continues to fall, now that about 85 percent of adult Netherlands residents have received at least one shot. Last week, 166,488 people received a first shot, the lowest number of first shots since the week of 15 to 21 March. In total, about 8.5 million people have received the second …

Covid-19 vaccine holdouts face restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant spreads
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine holdouts face restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant spreads

Live Mint  

European governments worried about the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant are nudging, and in some cases pushing, people to get a shot by introducing restrictions to daily life for those without a Covid-19 vaccination. The governments have the dual objective of overcoming hesitancy among people who don’t have a hard-core ideological stance against vaccinations, while stemming the need …

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