Trade organization Koninklijke Horeca Nederland is angry about the introduction of the corona admission ticket. “With only 2.4 percent infections in the catering industry, this sector is saddled with extra restrictions.” Yet that percentage means little. The GGD and RIVM keep track of where people contract a corona infection. In the most recent week, between … Read more
Now that Great Britain is offering people a third shot, the question arises what the Netherlands will do. Research is ongoing into who is eligible for a third vaccine, but that will not be standard for everyone over 50, says infectious disease specialist Bram Goorhuis. In Israel and Great Britain, everyone aged 50 and over … Read more
Vulnerable elderly people who are fully vaccinated, but still do not dare to leave the house. Not even for the smallest outings: doctors see them a lot. While it is important for the elderly to do it, warns clinical geriatrician Arend Arends. Elderly doctors are sounding the alarm. They see that there are still many … Read more
Once all adults have had the chance to get their corona shots, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed access to certain public places, such as cafes and festivals. That’s what six out of ten (62 percent) vaccinated think. EenVandaag conducted a survey among 15,000 members of the EenVandaag Opinion Panel. Of the participants, 83 … Read more
Aggressive and impatient patients who want a corona vaccine without getting a call. Doctor’s assistants get them on the phone every day. The Dutch Association for Doctor’s Assistants (NVDA) is concerned about this. At the beginning of May, the NVDA conducted a survey among more than 1000 doctor’s assistants. This showed that almost every one … Read more
Daily groceries have become considerably more expensive. With peaks of as much as 9 percent compared to a year earlier, according to research institute GfK. More and more people are knocking on the door of the food bank for help. “It is actually impossible”, says a mother of three children standing in line in front … Read more
A message shared by several police units on Facebook and Twitter is now also circulating as a chain message on WhatsApp. You should change your WhatsApp settings for group conversations, otherwise you run the risk of scammers approaching you with spam, loans and other scams. Is that actually correct, and are you indeed at risk? … Read more
Side effects of corona, we know a lot: sneezing, coughing, fatigue, sore throat. Singing out of tune was not yet in that list. Until yesterday when singer Tino Martin gave corona as an explanation for his false notes during the liberation concert. The folk singer has since apologized for his performance. But will you indeed … Read more
The program TAP M! has been suspended due to some corona infections in the participating teams. This will get I leave a new approach: the former participants of the popular AVROTROS program are taking up I’m Leaving: Away for a moment staying together for a holiday and to learn things from each other. Due to … Read more
Internist Robin Peters said in Op1: “You are 100 times more likely to get thrombosis from a flight to Rhodes than from vaccination with AstraZeneca.” The chance of a form of thrombosis in an airplane is higher, but the comparison is complex. Internist Peters made the comparison with flying to Rhodes mainly to indicate that … Read more