Category: Netherlands
Netherlands: the reproduction R rate is now 2.17 – the highest since February 2020
For the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, people in the Netherlands infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus were likely infecting at least two other people. More...
Netherlands: new coronavirus restrictions planned as Delta variant cases spiral out of control
Covid-19 restrictions that were eased on 26th June are set to be reintroduced in the Netherlands as new Covid cases spiral out of control again. More...
EU: ECHR throws fuel on the coronavirus vaccination fire – backs mandatory jabs for kids
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that democratic governments can make vaccinations obligatory, in a landmark judgement rejecting complaints brought by Czech families penalised for refusing compulsory jabs for their children. More...
Netherlands decides to completely halt use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine VaxZevria
The Dutch municipal healthcare centers GGDs have now stopped administering AstraZeneca vaccines completely to prevent waste. More...
90% percent of healthcare workers report long-term complaints from coronavirus
Nine out of ten healthcare workers who contracted the coronavirus say they have long-term complaints after becoming infected with the disease. More...
EMA: If you have these symptoms after vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus serum seek medical help immediately
“Wheezing, chest or stomach pain, swelling or coldness in an arm or leg, severe headache or worsening or blurred vision after vaccination, persistent bleeding, small multiple bruises, reddish or purplish spots or blisters of blood under the skin” – if you have these symptoms after vaccination against Covid with AstraZeneca serum seek medical help immediately and report that you have recently been vaccinated. More...
European Medicines Agency: Carry On Poisoning
EMA: “the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19, with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risks of side effects.” More...
Amsterdam care worker given two different coronavirus vaccines – Pfizer and Astrazeneca
Municipal health service GGD Amsterdam accidentally vaccinated a healthcare worker with two different coronavirus vaccines, instead of two doses of the same vaccine as is protocol. More...
Ten reports of possible thrombosis after AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in the Netherlands
Dutch side effects laboratory Lareb received ten reports “in which thrombosis or embolism may have played a role” after an AstraZeneca vaccine was administered, the lab said on Monday. More...