Coronacommissaris Pedro Facon. — © BELGA
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The Consultation Committee will consider the advice of a brand new expert group next Friday. This new advisory board was set up by Corona commissioner Pedro Facon and consists of 24 experts.
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Infectiologist Erika Vlieghe, a Facon employee, will be in charge of the advisory body. She is assisted by almost all well-known experts: Marc Van Ranst, Geert Molenberghs, Pierre Van Damme and Steven Van Gucht, among others. There is no room for Lieven Annemans and Johnny Thijs anymore. They were part of Celeval, the previous advisory body, where they ardently advocated easing. The emergence of a second corona wave cooled confidence in them.
The new council also includes a few newcomers, such as health economist Philippe Beutels and occupational health specialist Lode Godderis. Michel Thieren is a representative of the WHO. Four seats are still allocated to the federal states. A last place has been reserved for a French-speaking epidemiologist. (hh)
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