Moderna’s vaccine provides the best protection against the coronavirus. Belgian healthcare workers who received the American drug were found to have twice as many antibodies in their blood as those who received the Pfizer vaccine. From Belgian researchers call this in a professional journal JAMA not even unexpected. Although both drugs work with mRNA, Moderna’s … Read more
A new corona variant is quickly spreading around the world. The variant, provisionally named C.1.2, was first spotted in South Africa in May, but has since appeared in Congo, Mauritius, England, Portugal, Switzerland and New Zealand. And those are just the countries where C1.2 is certain to exist. The variant is more contagious than other … Read more
Always and forever but work, work, work, the young Chinese have had enough. Lying flat is a trend, so stay put. They move to the countryside where life is cheap and simple. It goes directly against the plans of the Chinese government. To keep the economy afloat with a rapidly aging population, you have to … Read more
The CDA has almost disappeared in the latest poll by Maurice de Hong. The party has 6 seats. Dats is as much as Volt, then rises to 6 and less than Caroline van der Plas, who is on 7 seats. The VVD earns seats compared to 17 March. D66 loses heavily. VVD: 36 D66 19 … Read more
Thousands of people who have been vaccinated make too few antibodies to be well protected against Covid-19. They still have to be very careful until the vaccination coverage is high enough. This is shown by research among four patient groups. This concerns a large group of no less than 500,000 Dutch people who, for example, … Read more
Many people gain a few pounds over the years. The fact that the metabolism slows down from your thirties is often mentioned as a reason. It is a myth, scientists conclude, who are also surprised themselves. The researchers examined 6,400 people between the ages of eight days and 95 years in 29 countries. Bottom Line: … Read more
In June there was a sudden revival of the RS virus among children. The flu epidemic did not stop at all this winter. Covid-19 is causing other viruses to get upset. “In twenty years I have never seen a patient with RS virus in the summer,” says Louis Bont, pediatrician and professor of respiratory infections … Read more
The VVD only pays lip service to the concern for the climate and in fact considers the interests of the business community more important than the survival of humanity. That’s what historian and opinion leader claims Thijs Kleinpaste in NRC. State Secretary for the Environment Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius (VVD) called people who advocate drastic measures to … Read more
Some restaurants open later, others close earlier. Still other eateries choose to remain completely closed on the slackest days. All because of a huge staff shortage in the hospitality industry. An Eindhoven entrepreneur is now getting people from Spain. “The shortages are high”, Youri Doreleijers tells RTL Nieuws. “As we speak about 25 people. That … Read more
After Israel, the United Kingdom is also starting to distribute a third corona jab. That is not really necessary, believes professor of immunology Marjolein van Egmond. “It is especially important that as many people as possible get vaccinated.” She explains in the Volkskrant from that it is logical that after a ‘booster shot’ the number … Read more