11 feb 2023 om 11:46Update: een uur geleden It is logical that women had side effects much more often after a corona vaccination, because they have a more active immune system than men. But we should have taken women’s complaints more seriously, says professor of sex and gender-sensitive medicine Sabine Oertelt. In women, the risk … Read more
Healthy children aged five to eleven will no longer be able to get a corona shot from February 23. Children with an increased medical risk will still be offered the vaccine. Minister Ernst Kuipers (Public Health) follows the advice of the Health Council with this decision. Experts no longer consider the shot necessary for this … Read more
In the past three weeks, more and more repeat shots against COVID-19 have been taken. The summer holidays and the concerns about the increase in the number of corona infections contribute to that increase, RIVM tells NU.nl. In the first week of July, more than twice as many repeat shots were taken as a month … Read more
The number of new admissions of corona patients to the nursing wards has fluctuated in recent days. While 146 new people with the coronavirus were admitted to Dutch hospitals between Monday and Tuesday, there were 94 in the last 24 hours. The total number of corona patients occupying a hospital bed is also decreasing and … Read more
In the intensive care units in Dutch hospitals, the number of Covid patients has decreased slightly further over the past 24 hours. There are now 140 people with Covid-19, the lowest number in more than two months. Compared to Wednesday, this is a decrease of 3 patients, according to figures from the National Coordination Center … Read more
The number of corona cases in Germany is increasing rapidly. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which borders the Netherlands, goes from orange to red on the corona map of Europe. This also applies to Berlin, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Saarland. In the Netherlands, the alarm level is actually going down a little bit. North Brabant, Overijssel, … Read more
Groningen Annelies and her family have been in lockdown since the start of the pandemic. As a kidney transplant patient, she received a kidney transplant in 2007. She takes drugs to make sure her immune system doesn’t reject the new kidney. “The coronavirus is extra dangerous for patients like her: she can become seriously ill … Read more
The Dutch economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter of this year. The gross domestic product fell by 0.8 percent compared to the previous three months, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported. Previously, 0.5 percent shrinkage was reported, but Statistics Netherlands now has more data than with the first estimate in May. The … Read more
The Dutch economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter of this year. The gross domestic product fell by 0.8 percent compared to the previous three months, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported. Previously, 0.5 percent shrinkage was reported, but Statistics Netherlands now has more data than with the first estimate in May. The … Read more
The churches will hold an extra fundraiser from Tuesday to combat the costs of the corona crisis. Usually once a year in January the churches organize the Kerkbalans campaign to raise money for their own congregation or parish, but now extra money is needed to keep the buildings and communities afloat, says spokeswoman Anna Kruse. … Read more