Plans to vaccinate majority of Dutch population by June 2021
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Health Minister Hugo de Jonge told the House of Representatives (
Tweede Kamer) this week that the Dutch government expected the Netherlands to receive 21,7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from various pharmaceutical companies in the first six months of 2021. This figure does, however, rely on all vaccines being approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Majority of adults in the Netherlands could be vaccinated by summer 2021
Should everything go to plan, De Jonge said that the country will receive enough doses in the first half of 2021 to vaccinate the majority of people in the Netherlands against COVID-19. There are currently around 14 million adults in the Netherlands, and, based on the government’s plans, around 11 million could be vaccinated in the first six months of next year.
Coronavirus vaccines cross Europe as countries ready for rollout
BioNTech has said it is readying 12.5 million doses as European countries get set to start vaccinating their most vulnerable. Several EU countries will begin vaccinations this week, others will follow in the new year.
Logistics will be key to guaranteeing coronavirus vaccines remain cold enough during delivery across Europe this week
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European Medicines Agency approved the use of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine following its emergency approval in the US, UK and Canada earlier this month.
Countries start rolling out coronavirus vaccine
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Mexico s military is in charge of running the vaccination program, which began on Tuesday. The country will be administering 125,000 doses of the newly approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. For now, only medical staff in two out of Mexico s 32 states Mexico city and the northern state of Coahuila will be vaccinated.
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Trips on the Eurostar train are suspended despite the fact that the new strain is still being studied. Image Eurostar Twitter
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken with other EU leaders to agree on a common response to the new strain of coronavirus detected in England. The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria and Ireland have already suspended flights with the United Kingdom.
The Elysee Palace has contacted the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen , and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Macron also called a meeting of the Sanitary Defense Council on Sunday afternpn.
The Netherlands: Parliament annoyed by slower vaccine rollout plan, but rejects forced ramp up
THE HAGUE - During an emergency debate in Parliament on Tuesday, politicians in the opposition loudly criticized Health Minister Hugo de Jonge for the country s inability to start vaccinating the public against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus before January 8. Several MPs from parties within the governing coalition also joined the chorus of disapproval.
Originally, De Jonge said that he had expected to obtain the first batch of vaccine doses produces by Pfizer/BioNTech by the end of the year, with a plan to start inoculating the public on January 4. He pointed to production and distribution delays as being reasons for moving the start date closer to January 18, but then on Thursday issued a statement saying the vaccine rollout would actually begin on January 8.
First coronavirus vaccination in the Netherlands on January 8
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On Thursday evening, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced that the first coronavirus vaccination in the Netherlands would take place on Friday, January 8.
Dutch government announces January 8 as vaccination start date
Earlier this month, De Jonge announced plans to start rolling out the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine in the first week of January, with the hope that the vaccine would be approved and the infrastructure put in place to start vaccinations on January 4. Now, that date has been pushed back slightly.