Follow RT on The Dutch health ministry has disabled its coronavirus warning app for two days after it was revealed that private data was collected by other programs Google installs by default on Android phones.
The CoronaMelder app will not send warnings about potential infections for two days starting from Wednesday evening, the health ministry said on April 28, after the data leak was discovered.
The app uses the Google Apple Exposure Notification (GAEN) framework – just like many other similar apps used throughout the EU. It works using constantly changing randomly generated codes exchanged between phones close to each other – and sends warnings to those who were in contact with someone who later tested positive for Covid-19.
Dutch hospitals ready to vaccinate, could do 500.000 jabs per week
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On Thursday, around 60 hospitals across the Netherlands announced they were ready to assist the GGD and GPs with the national vaccination campaign, stating that they could perform as many as 500.000 jabs per week from the end of May.
Hospital staff to carry out vaccinations again COVID-19
A spokesperson for the National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) said hospitals would focus on vaccinating “young, healthy people” against COVID-19. “In principle, pricking can be done from the end of May, if all deliveries of the vaccines go through, of course, the spokesperson explained.
Netherlands wants Denmark’s unused Janssen Covid vaccines
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands expressed interest in acquiring all unused Janssen Covid-19 jabs from Denmark. The Scandinavian country previously decided to suspend use of the vaccine over fears it was linked to a very rare side effect where the recipient develops blood clots with a low platelet count, NOS reported.
It is not yet certain what will happen with the leftover Janssen vaccine doses, as authorities in Denmark hinted they may still offer the vaccine to those who ask for it specifically. Any remaining jabs are then expected to be distributed on the European level. The Netherlands and Poland confirmed they are interested in taking any leftover doses, but it is not yet confirmed whether more countries have indicated that.
Dutch parliament: If you’re vaccinated you shouldn t have to quarantine
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Should vaccinated people also have to quarantine in the Netherlands?
Members of the Labour Party (PvdA) and D66 have agreed that it would be unnecessary to expect someone who has been vaccinated to quarantine for at least five days. “Let s follow countries like Ireland, Greece, Denmark, Spain, the US and the UK,” says Jan Paternotte (D66). “They all already have some form of exception for people who have had an injection.”
But Health Minister Hugo de Jonge has said it is “perfectly logical,” arguing that he would like to know more about whether or not vaccinated people can spread the virus before making a final decision on the matter. “There will come a time when we medically establish that vaccinees play a smaller role in the spread, I hope. But we are not that far forward yet.” The Heal