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NOS News•today, 13:46•Amended today, 14:02
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Everyone aged 12 years and older will soon be able to get a repeat shot against corona, says Health Minister Kuipers. From mid-September, people with a higher medical risk and healthcare staff with patient contact will first receive an invitation. Then others can also make an appointment.
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“The repeat shot against corona is necessary to maintain protection against serious illness and against death,” Kuipers writes in a letter to the House of Representatives. “The peak of the corona crisis seems to be behind us and vaccination has made an important contribution to that.”
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The cabinet is taking into account a new corona wave in the autumn. The OMT Vaccinations advised starting a new round of injections to maintain the level of protection against serious illness and death, to keep healthcare accessible and to prevent social burden due to, for example, the loss of personnel.
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