– Pediatrician Marc Raes of Jessa Hospital and member of the ‘pediatric covid-19 task force’ — © Raymond Lemmens – Pediatrician Marc Raes (Jessa hospital) and biostatistician Geert Molenberghs (UHasselt/KU Leuven) have serious reservations about the new measures at primary school. One thinks that primary schools are overly targeted, the other refers to the naked … Read more
– “The reopening of the hairdressers has no negative effect on the contamination figures,” says biostatistician Geert Molenberghs. – Hasselt – The infection figures but also the number of hospital admissions continue to rise. “A consequence of the more contagious British variant in combination with our rather intensive contact behavior,” says biostatistician Geert Molenberghs. “The … Read more
– Geert Molenberghs. — © Nattida-Jayne Kanyachalao – In a normal year, he teaches two thousand students, spread over UHasselt, KU Leuven and UAntwerpen. But you can remove ‘normal’ from the 2020 dictionary. So biostatistician and corona expert Geert Molenberghs today teaches to a few million Flemish people in television studios, radio programs and newspapers. … Read more
After the good news about Pfizer’s vaccine, the University of Oxford is now also saying that the finish line is in sight for the development of their corona vaccine. “The winter will remain harsh, but we can hope for a reasonably normal summer of 2021,” says biostatistician Geert Molenberghs. – Yesterday it was announced that … Read more
It is a good thing that corona measures are also being tightened up in Flanders, say biostatistician Geert Molenberghs and virologist Marc Van Ranst. They say it is a pity that those restrictions only take effect on Friday. “That’s why this call: don’t wait until Friday. Waiting every day is one too many. ” – … Read more
Hasselt – Since Friday, our province is also in alert level 4 of the corona barometer. After all, the incidence of the number of new infections rose here above 400 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. “Limburg is surrounded by areas with worse figures.” – What Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) predicted on Friday morning … Read more