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For the 200th time, residents are demonstrating in front of the chemical company Chemours in Dordrecht. According to the organizers, ICU physician Diederik Gommers and several members of parliament will also be taking part in the "anniversary edition" of the action. ....
Doctors can intervene effectively and safely to combat misinformation on social media, argue Leonard Hofstra and Diederik Gommers
Researchers have estimated that vaccine hesitancy may have resulted in more than 300 000 unnecessary covid-19 deaths in the United States alone,1 and that misinformation on social media could be a substantial contributor to reluctance to take up vaccination.2 People aged under 50 rely on social media for most of their news.3 Reaching people through these channels with accurate vaccine information could be crucial to saving lives. Evidence already suggests that doctors can intervene effectively to influence individual and population health without risking harm to others or themselves.
The experience of Anthony Fauci is a prominent example of the potential risks that doctors can face. While head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and adviser to the president, he adopted an outspoken approach to challenging misperce ....
The Netherlands announced it would open a new expertise center on Long Covid. But the disease, sometimes called Post-Covid syndrome, was hardly on the political agenda for three years. And that was because it received little priority amid all the other issues the pandemic brought with it, AD reports after speaking with those involved. ....