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StädteRegion Aachen vaccination update
Vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine for people younger than 60 years of age have been stopped. Existing waiting lists with risk...
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EM Power
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
Belgium education ministers announce further regulations for the education sector
In order to reduce the number of coronas in schools, the Belgian education ministers are implementing a series of additional regulations...
S. Loesser
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
AstraZeneca vaccinations in the StädteRegion Aachen vaccination centre continue
As of today, Friday 19 March, the vaccinations are to start again. The Bund , the Länder and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut – PEI – have...
S. Loesser
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Germany: AstraZeneca vaccinations preventatively suspended
Appointments for prioritised occupational groups will be cancelled. Vaccinations for over 80-year-olds are not affected. The...
Featured writer
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Klimaat Alarm protest in Maastricht
By Yves Lacroix While Liège was marked by a Black Lives Matter protest that ended in riots this weekend, the Vrijthof in Maastricht was...
S. Loesser
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
Germany announces re-opening perspective in five steps
After another corona summit on Wednesday 3 March 2021 the Bund (Federal Government) and the Länder (federal states) agreed upon five...
S. Loesser
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Nordrhein-Westfalen regulates individual case decisions for corona vaccinations
The new regulation should be a pragmatic solution for people with pre-existing diseases who are not mentioned in the Bund's...
EM Power
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Call for participants in Maastricht University's LSD micro-dosing study
Maastricht University is conducting a study regarding the effects of microdosing with the psychedelic substance LSD on subjective and...
S. Loesser
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
Enjoying the sun? Yes – but please keep the distance
The first rays of sunshine and spring-like temperatures gave the Aachen Ordnungsamt (public order office) a lot of work over the last...
S. Loesser
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Lifesavers wanted in Region Aachen
Region Aachen rettet is an initiative to improve first aid in emergencies in the Region Aachen, especially to increase the chance of...
EM Power
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Three hospitals working together to raise awareness of cervical cancer screening in Wallonie
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women aged 25 to 44. At the initiative of Wallonie, CHR Sambre et Meuse, CHU Liège...
S. Loesser
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Aachen tap water contaminated: boil before use
During a routine check, coli bacteria were detected in the drinking water in Stadt Aachen. On Tuesday evening, 26 January, the...
S. Loesser
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Corona vaccinations in StädteRegion Aachen: Appointment bookings for over 80-year-olds now possible
After around 34,000 people older than 80 years old, living in StädteRegion Aachen, have received their invitation to vaccination. Since...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Being "Non-Bob": Belgian drunk drivers to receive keyrings with drunk driver victims' names
Bob’s 2021 awareness campaign against the effects of drinking and driving will gift people caught driving under the influence of alcohol...
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- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Vaccination strategy phase 1b: Moderna vaccine to roll-out in hospitals across Province de Liège
The Ministère de la Santé Publique has announced that as of Monday 18 January, hospitals in Belgium will start to administer the first...
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- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Belgian dentists fight tooth and nail for preventive care in times of Covid-19
Dentists in Wallonia have reported 15 to 20% fewer patients compared to previous years. At the origin of the drop in attendance: the fear...
Meuse-Rhine Gazette
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Compulsory face masks for StädteRegion Aachen
From 27 April 2020 covering of the mouth and nose while using public transport and entering retail spaces will be compulsory across North...
Meuse-Rhine Gazette
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
FFP2 face masks to be mass-produced in EMR
Tucked away along the Rijksweg in Wittem (NL), is Boogaard Textiles. You may not have heard the name, however chances are that you have...
Meuse-Rhine Gazette
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Health
Over the last three years the Interreg structure #euPrevent has been abiding by its motto: "Live safely, enjoy life, stay involved" –...
Meuse-Rhine Gazette
- Oct 23, 2019
- 1 min
Health
In a bid to combat polio, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the CDC have joined forces to raise more than US$1.2 billion...