If people do not comply better with the current corona measures and the number of infections does not fall fundamentally this week, we will head for a lockdown that will last all winter. That is what chairman of the Security Council Hubert Bruls said in the television program on Sunday Buitenhof. – Bruls says he … Read more
The European medicines agency EMA has again approved two drugs for the treatment of patients with corona. – It primarily concerns Ronapreve for people from 12 years of age who have an extra chance of a serious course of the disease, but who do not need extra oxygen. Ronapreve can also be used for prevention … Read more
Monday starts the ‘international adverse reaction week’ organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s annual campaign focuses mainly on reporting side effects after a vaccination. – For the Netherlands, the Lareb Side Effects Center and the MEB Medicines Authority are participating. “The goal of this week is to draw attention to the reporting … Read more
The mouth cap returns to the catering industry in Belgium. Image: ANP – Belgium is tightening the corona measures due to rising figures. There will be a mouth cap obligation in shops again and the corona pass will soon be needed in catering and gyms. – “We see an accelerated autumn wave in our country … Read more
No matter how long the strict corona measures seem, we will someday get rid of it. Both Ab Osterhaus and Bert Niesters are convinced of this. Once the pandemic has subsided and most of the population has built up immunity, an annual Covid jab only for the most vulnerable individuals will be enough to protect … Read more
Image: NSW POLICE FORCE – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales are chasing a man infected with corona who has been ‘fleeing’. The man who tested positive has since been labeled ‘public enemy number one’ and a warrant for his arrest has been issued. – Australian media report about this. Anthony Karam, … Read more
Image: Dutch Height / ANP XTRA – It makes little sense to administer blood plasma from cured corona patients to newly infected people who have just started getting the first corona symptoms. – The plasma fails to stop the disease and thus has “no significant benefit.” That is the conclusion of the American National Institutes … Read more
Image: Mara van den Oetelaar – Venlo / Hout-Blerick / Boekend / Steyl / Lomm / Tegelen / Velden / Belfeld / Blerick / Arcen – After festivals in Breda and Utrecht, there were also events in Venlo and Amsterdam last week. – 93 visitors to the Stereo Sunday festival in Venlo later tested positive … Read more
No corner of the Netherlands escapes the latest offensive of the corona virus. From hamlet to metropolis, from north to south, positive tests everywhere are skyrocketing at an unprecedented rate. On the latest corona map of the Netherlands, which will be determined on Tuesday, several regions are at the highest alarm level. The situation is … Read more
Almost 670,000 Dutch people have received the Janssen vaccine, which consists of one shot. With the advancing highly contagious Delta variant, according to the Outbreak Management Team, the question is whether the vaccine offers sufficient protection against this variant and its transmission after 14 days. Do these vaccinated people still need an extra shot? Five … Read more