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

Plans to start Covid vaccinations at schools

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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 at schools if the vaccination rate does not increase, the Volkskrant reports after speaking to the GGD regions. "We know that some GGDs are developing initiatives in their region in collaboration with schools for the vaccination of this age group," a spokesperson for umbrella organization GGD GHOR Nederland said to the newspaper. The GGDs in Drenthe and Utrecht told the newspaper that "teenagers are on the agenda", but they do not have concrete plans yet on how to increase the vaccination rate in this age group.

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

Increased interest in measles vaccination nationwide after Eindhoven outbreak

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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 …

Vaccination rate among Zeeland kids drops below 75%; GGD worried
1 year ago

Vaccination rate among Zeeland kids drops below 75%; GGD worried

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Less than 75 percent of Zeeland children have received all the vaccinations against diseases like measles, polio, and meningococcus. As a result, the chance of an outbreak and the consequences thereof are considerably greater,” Marlene Nieskens of the Zeeland health service told the broadcaster. And it concerns all kinds of diseases that can be very serious and can be prevented …

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

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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 …

GGD Utrecht kicks off catch-up vaccination campaign against HPV
1 year, 10 months ago

GGD Utrecht kicks off catch-up vaccination campaign against HPV

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The GGD health region of Utrecht kicked off the catch-up vaccination campaign against HPV on Monday. The campaign targets young adults who missed out on an HPV vaccine before boys were added to the national vaccination program last year, RTV Utrecht reports. “This is a kind of catch-up round for those who missed previously or to whom it had not …

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

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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

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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 …

Over-fours to be offered coronavirus vaccine from January 25: ANP
2 years, 11 months ago

Over-fours to be offered coronavirus vaccine from January 25: ANP

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The Netherlands is to start inviting vaccinating children aged five to 11 in the week of January 25, public health institute RIVM has told news agency ANP. The cabinet took the decision to extend the vaccination programme to all younger children last month, following recommendations from the national health council Gezondheidsraad. In particular, vaccination will slash the risk of possibly …

Over-fours to be offered coronavirus vaccine from January 25: ANP
2 years, 11 months ago

Over-fours to be offered coronavirus vaccine from January 25: ANP

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is to start inviting vaccinating children aged five to 11 in the week of January 25, public health institute RIVM has told news agency ANP. The cabinet took the decision to extend the vaccination programme to all younger children last month, following recommendations from the national health council Gezondheidsraad. In particular, vaccination will slash the risk of possibly …

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

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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 …

Bible Belt vaccination rate increasing after Covid outbreaks
3 years, 1 month ago

Bible Belt vaccination rate increasing after Covid outbreaks

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Relatively many residents of the Bible Belt got vaccinated against the coronavirus in recent weeks. Early October, 53 percent of all residents aged 12 and older had received at least one shot. In the neighboring municipality of Zwartewaterland, 75 percent of the over 12s have now had at least one jab, compared to 72 percent a month ago. A month …

The Netherlands turns amber on European Covid-19 map
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands turns amber on European Covid-19 map

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The whole of the Netherlands turned amber on the latest update of the European Covid incidence map issued by disease monitoring agency ECDC. On Thursday, the regional health boards reported 2,760 new infections, a rise of over 800 on Wednesday’s figure, but said this was down to computer malfunctions on the previous days. Bible belt On the Netherlands’ own coronavirus …

The Netherlands turns amber on European Covid-19 map
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands turns amber on European Covid-19 map

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The whole of the Netherlands turned amber on the latest update of the European Covid incidence map issued by disease monitoring agency ECDC. On Thursday, the regional health boards reported 2,760 new infections, a rise of over 800 on Wednesday’s figure, but said this was down to computer malfunctions on the previous days. Bible belt On the Netherlands’ own coronavirus …

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

Netherlands' Covid-19 vaccination rate stalling

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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 …

Covid-19 vaccination rate among young people will play key role for rest of crisis: RIVM
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination rate among young people will play key role for rest of crisis: RIVM

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The vaccination rate among young people will play an important role in how the rest of the coronavirus crisis develops, director of the Center Infectious Disease Control at the RIVM Jaap van Dissel and RIVM chief modeler Jacco Wallinga told NOS. “There is a certain stability in the Netherlands but there is an underlying dynamic that will determine the developments …

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

Covid-19 vaccination campaign still behind in certain groups

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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 …

Dutch health service exploring Covid vaccinations without appointment
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch health service exploring Covid vaccinations without appointment

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Health service GGD is exploring whether it can allow Covid-19 vaccination without appointment at its locations, in an attempt to get the vaccination rate up. We have already looked at whether that would work in the country and we see that it works out well for some people," Jaap Donker, director of public health at GGD Utrecht, said to NU.nl. …

Anyone born in 2008 can now make an appointment for Covid-19 vaccination
3 years, 5 months ago

Anyone born in 2008 can now make an appointment for Covid-19 vaccination

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Anyone born in 2008 can now register for an appointment to be vaccinated against Covid-19 either online or by calling the national hotline, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Twitter on Saturday. People in this age group do not have to wait for their official vaccination invitation to arrive in the mail before arranging for their vaccine jabs. The …

Covid vaccine registration open for people born in 2007
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid vaccine registration open for people born in 2007

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Residents in the Netherlands who were born in 2007 are eligible to book their Covid-19 vaccination appointment starting from Thursday, public health agency RIVM announced. Members of this age group will be administered the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab, which is the only vaccine approved for use in the Netherlands by people under the age of 18. Last Monday, Dutch Health Minister …

Adolescents born in 2005 can now register for Covid-19 vaccination
3 years, 5 months ago

Adolescents born in 2005 can now register for Covid-19 vaccination

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People born in 2005 can now register online for a Covid-19 vaccination appointment, health minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Sunday on Twitter. They do not have to wait for their official vaccination invitation to arrive in the mail The adolescents will receive the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine which has been declared safe for everyone 12 years and above. Children and adolescents …

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

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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 health council recommends vaccinating teenagers against Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch health council recommends vaccinating teenagers against Covid

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The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad has recommended vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 against coronavirus using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Health minister Hugo de Jonge, the government’s Outbreak Management Team and the Dutch paediatricians’ association have also said 12 to 17 year olds can be safely vaccinated. ‘Covid-19 infections in children and adolescents are usually mild but can cause them problems,’ …

Dutch health council recommends vaccinating teenagers against Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch health council recommends vaccinating teenagers against Covid

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council Gezondheidsraad has recommended vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 against coronavirus using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Health minister Hugo de Jonge, the government’s Outbreak Management Team and the Dutch paediatricians’ association have also said 12 to 17 year olds can be safely vaccinated. ‘Covid-19 infections in children and adolescents are usually mild but can cause them problems,’ …

Dutch pediatricians now support vaccinating 12-17 year olds against Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch pediatricians now support vaccinating 12-17 year olds against Covid-19

NL Times  

The Dutch pediatrics association said it is now in favor of vaccinating all children between the ages of 12 and 17 against Covid-19, and not only those who are part of a medical risk group. “The most important consideration is that it has a significant effect against the spread of the more contagious delta variant,” said Károly Illy, the chair …

Health ministry targets communities in push to drive up vaccine rate
3 years, 6 months ago

Health ministry targets communities in push to drive up vaccine rate

Dutch News  

Local health authorities are stepping up efforts to improve the vaccination rate in communities and age groups where the take-up rate is low. Health minister Hugo de Jonge said at last week’s press conference that targeted messages would be aimed at the under-25 age group, 76% of whom said they are willing to have the coronavirus jab. Latest surveys show …

Vaccination buses to help get Covid-19 vaccination rate to 85%
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccination buses to help get Covid-19 vaccination rate to 85%

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The Ministry of Public Health will soon hold a national day in which vaccination buses will go into the Netherlands' neighborhoods and vaccinate people against Covid-19. Currently 84 percent of Netherlands residents aged 16 and older have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or want to be, according to public health institute RIVM. The mobile vaccination clinics will therefore focus on places …

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

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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 …

The Netherlands will give Covid vaccines to medically vulnerable adolescents
3 years, 6 months ago

The Netherlands will give Covid vaccines to medically vulnerable adolescents

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The Netherlands will begin vaccinating a younger group of people against Covid-19. The advisory board gave a positive recommendation for protecting children aged 12 to 17 with a medical risk against Covid-19 using the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, the only vaccine approved for use in the European market for people that young. The Council said it would later consider whether teenagers who …

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

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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 …

People born in 1982 can book Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

People born in 1982 can book Covid-19 vaccine

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On Thursday the Netherlands opened Covid-19 vaccine appointments for residents born in 1982. Based on Health Council advice, the government decided on Wednesday to stop using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Leiden company Janssen for upcoming age groups. Covid-19 vaccination appointments in the Netherlands were opened to new age groups almost daily in the past period. By Tuesday about 9.8 …

People born in 1981 can schedule Covid-19 vaccines; Reminders for 60+
3 years, 6 months ago

People born in 1981 can schedule Covid-19 vaccines; Reminders for 60+

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Residents of the Netherlands born in 1981 were invited on Tuesday to schedule their Covid-19 vaccination shots. Nearly 9.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been put to use in the Netherlands, according to an estimate from the RIVM. The RIVM also confirmed that those from 60 to 64 who previously refused an AstraZeneca vaccine out of concern for serious side …

People born in 1979, 1980 can schedule Covid-19 vaccine shots
3 years, 6 months ago

People born in 1979, 1980 can schedule Covid-19 vaccine shots

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The Netherlands has opened up the possibility for residents born in 1979 and 1980 to schedule an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine. Those who want a vaccine will get an appointment at one of the 136 locations operated by the GGD municipal health service. Thus far, some 9.3 million vaccine shots have been put to use in the Netherlands. About …

Online vaccination appointments begin for people born in 1977 and 1978
3 years, 6 months ago

Online vaccination appointments begin for people born in 1977 and 1978

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Dutch residents born in 1977 or 1978 can now register online for a Covid-19 vaccination appointment at one of the 136 GGD vaccination locations, the RIVM announced on Sunday. The estimated 410 thousand people in this age group do not have to wait to receive their official vaccination invitation letter on Friday. Starting on June 4, it will also be …

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

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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 …

Dutch military to help GGD with Covid-19 vaccinations from Monday
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch military to help GGD with Covid-19 vaccinations from Monday

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Starting on Monday, the Dutch military will begin assisting the GGD with administering Covid-19 vaccinations in Arnhem and Barneveld. This is the first time military personnel will be helping out with Covid-19 vaccinations in the Netherlands, though they have provided support at test centers in the past. The initiative began after the Gelderland-Midden branch of municipal health service GGD put …

Dutch Army all set to help with national Covid vaccination campaign
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Army all set to help with national Covid vaccination campaign

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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 …

GGD Utrecht extends Covid vaccination appointments through midnight
3 years, 8 months ago

GGD Utrecht extends Covid vaccination appointments through midnight

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The GGD vaccination site at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht will remain open until 11:45 p.m. every day starting from Wednesday. The extended working hours are a pilot project to determine the demand for late night vaccination appointments among the population. The pilot project in which vaccination site working hours were extended is the first of its kind in the country, …

Covid vaccine calendar shows adults 18-49 will be invited in June
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid vaccine calendar shows adults 18-49 will be invited in June

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While healthcare workers, the elderly and people with medical pre-conditions started receiving their Covid-19 vaccine shots as early as January, that invitation is still many weeks away for younger residents not identified as being at risk of a serious case of Covid-19. Should the current vaccination schedule in the Netherlands go forth as planned, adults outside of the medical sector …

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

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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 …

All 26 coronavirus vaccination locations in the Netherlands revealed
3 years, 11 months ago

All 26 coronavirus vaccination locations in the Netherlands revealed

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The GGD municipal health service published a map on Tuesday identifying the 26 cities where it will establish mass vaccination sites to inoculate people against Covid-19. Instead of following advice from the Dutch Health Council to first vaccinate the elderly and vulnerable people, the Cabinet will instead invite health care workers for their shots first. "GGDs will start vaccinating the …

Criticism over Dutch ill-preparedness for vaccine distribution, 'nothing to indicate that we are ready'
4 years ago

Criticism over Dutch ill-preparedness for vaccine distribution, 'nothing to indicate that we are ready'

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The Dutch people will not be vaccinated before January, announced the GGD, the organization for Dutch municipal health services. In the UK and US, the first injections were given a few days after the vaccine was approved, but in the Netherlands, it would take another two weeks after the EMA’s approval on 21 December, says the GGD. The Netherlands should …

Municipal health services getting ready for Covid vaccinations
4 years ago

Municipal health services getting ready for Covid vaccinations

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The GGD municipal health services are getting ready to vaccinate the Dutch population against the coronavirus as soon as the vaccines are ready. On Tuesday, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health said that if everything runs smoothly with European regulators approving the two Covid-19 vaccines currently being evaluated, vaccination in the Netherlands could start by January 4. But if …

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