The Impact of Low Vaccination Rates in the Bible Belt Region: Potential for Epidemic and Complications

The Impact of Low Vaccination Rates in the Bible Belt Region: Potential for Epidemic and Complications

The question is whether the regional revolution in the south will now die or continue, Hofstra points out. “If it reaches the Bible Belt region, where the vaccination rate is very low, it could lead to an epidemic there. We last saw that in 2013.” Bibles In this more Christian area, the vaccination rate is … Read more

Alarming Increase in Whooping Cough Cases in Netherlands: RIVM Warns of Declining Vaccination Rates

Alarming Increase in Whooping Cough Cases in Netherlands: RIVM Warns of Declining Vaccination Rates

ANPPicture for picture NOS news•today, 5:29 p.m•Changed today, 6:01 p.m In the first two weeks of April, 1,800 cases of whooping cough were reported, including fifty in infants. The death of someone with whooping cough who was over 80 years old was also reported. Most fell ill in March, but only went to the doctor … Read more

Low Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Sewage Water and Infection Rates Remain Stable

Low Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Sewage Water and Infection Rates Remain Stable

Photo: CC0 Pete Linforth via Pixabay There is currently little spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The national average number of virus particles in sewage water fluctuates at a low level and was slightly higher in week 10 (March 4-10) compared to the previous week. The share of participants with a positive corona test result in … Read more

Record High: 16% of Dutch Adults Now Obese, Triple the Rate from 1980s

Record High: 16% of Dutch Adults Now Obese, Triple the Rate from 1980s

ANP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 04:10 16 percent of Dutch people aged 20 or older were obese in the past year. That is the highest percentage ever and three times as much as in the early 1980s, according to the latest figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The figures show that more serious forms of obesity … Read more

Significant Decrease in SARS-CoV2 Spread and Hospital Admissions

Significant Decrease in SARS-CoV2 Spread and Hospital Admissions

Photo: CC0 Pete Linforth via Pixabay The spread of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus continued to decrease last week. In week 6 (February 5-11), the national average number of virus particles in the virus decreased sewage water by 24% compared to the week before. The share of participants with a positive corona test result Infection radar(externe link) … Read more

Ministry of Agriculture Scenario Involves Culling for Bird Flu in Pigs

Ministry of Agriculture Scenario Involves Culling for Bird Flu in Pigs

The scenario drawn up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality includes a scenario involving culling if bird flu makes pigs sick. That is possible in theory. Only if it cannot be ruled out that several pigs have become infected with bird flu, should the entire pig population on an infected farm be … Read more

Rising Cases of Respiratory Infections in the Netherlands: Coronavirus, Flu, and Pneumonia

Rising Cases of Respiratory Infections in the Netherlands: Coronavirus, Flu, and Pneumonia

The number of people in the Netherlands with respiratory complaints continues to rise. In addition to the coronavirus and the rhinovirus, the number of people with the flu virus is increasing. The RIVM also still sees people with pneumonia. These are caused, among other things, by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Do you have respiratory complaints? … Read more

Record Flu Epidemic and Coronavirus Spread in Netherlands: RIVM Reports Increase in Respiratory Infections

Record Flu Epidemic and Coronavirus Spread in Netherlands: RIVM Reports Increase in Respiratory Infections

Dec 20, 2023 at 6:02 PM Update: 14 minutes ago The number of people with respiratory complaints in the Netherlands is increasing further, the RIVM reported on Wednesday. There has been a flu epidemic since last week. A record number of coronavirus particles have also been found in sewage water. For two weeks now, more … Read more