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1. Why not a free HPV shot for everyone? ‘Government must draw boundaries’
Nearly ten thousand young adults took out Saturday 4 March on HPV Awareness Day a shot against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Young people aged 19 to 27 can get the HPV vaccination for free this year.
Several readers wondered why this age group does not have to pay for the vaccine. So asks user Debater why the age limit is 27 years. How exactly is this? We answered your question in one new articlewhich readers debated again.
- Reader P_pelzen has recently been vaccinated:
“I am very happy with this extra round of vaccinations! When I was 12 my father talked me into it because it was all so bad and dangerous. Now that I am a bit older I have been able to educate myself and the vaccines are just safe. still protect against different types of cancer.”
- User Mariel regrets that her son falls just outside the age group:
“My 13-year-old son has already had his two injections. My 18-year-old son (2005) none. I also tried to get an HPV vaccination for him last year, because that seems important to me at that age. Despite many phone calls, I didn’t get it Birth year 2005 is now also outside this vaccination round (from 2004). He has to wait for a call. I find that incomprehensible because it seems to me not inconceivable that an 18-year-old becomes or is sexually active.”
3. Half of hospital staff who are on strike think the workload is much too high
half of the hospital staff finds the workload is too high. This is shown by a measurement by Statistics Netherlands in 2022. It is one of the reasons why 64 hospitals went on strike last Thursday.
- Reader Kee_Kw has worked in healthcare for many years, but retired earlier due to the high workload:
“The chronically high workload ultimately ensured that I retired early at the age of 63 after working for 44 years in a medium-sized hospital as a neonatology nurse.”
“The workload has steadily increased over the years due to the increase in technology, with the same number of staff and far too few support staff.”
“To outline a situation: in addition to the care of a patient who needs respiratory support, for example, with all the surrounding care such as perfusors, monitoring, parent support, contact with doctors, there will be a new acute admission. You then have to do the administration in the evenings , building up a room, even cleaning, meanwhile keeping a check on patient 1, and even 2 while you take care of patient 3. Your colleagues can support you in the meantime due to the same situations.”
“This is 1 example of 1 evening shift in a nutshell. It was never followed.”
Several readers asked for more examples of what this high workload entails. That’s why we posted one call and we left in one new article strikers speak.
- This includes, among other things Mike, acute admission nurseabout the reason he is on strike:
“I work as a nurse in the acute admission department in a hospital. Me and my colleagues are taking part in the strike to fight for a better appreciation of our profession and more pleasant working conditions. The workload has increased further and further in recent years. That makes sense given the current aging population in the Netherlands, but an adequate approach is still missing.”
“As an acute admission department, we have little to do with the planned care that will not be provided now. But I and my colleagues think it is important to declare solidarity with all other colleagues. Not only colleagues in white, but also colleagues from cleaning, kitchen, security, etc. Together we keep healthcare healthy, but we can’t do that alone. Support from our employers is desperately needed.”
3. All results known: newcomer BBB the largest in all provinces
The news last week was dominated by the Provincial Council elections. On March 17 pale that the BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) ​​has conquered large parts of the Netherlands. The party has become the largest in all twelve provinces.
- Readers debated the result. User RmC doesn’t think it’s a good development:
“This is really bad for the Netherlands. After the highest administrative court already ruled out the building exemption, the country was more or less locked. The next lawsuits from Greenpeace and other organizations, for example, are already ready, when the nitrogen plans are delayed even longer become.”
“In addition, it is European legislation and there are international treaties to which the Netherlands is bound. That is a legal reality from which BBB cannot escape. Have I not mentioned the fact that there are now many people spread across the country without political and administrative background will take part in important bodies, as if this is volunteer work for the local korfball association.”
“In addition, the initiative for the formation has been given and two breakpoints have already been put on the table. Since the group of people who voted for PvdA / GL is almost the same size, I propose to unlock the country and simply go through the current plans No more delay!”
- Reader Matthew621 believes that BBB’s victory says something about the Netherlands:
“If you are the largest in one province, it says something about that province, but if you are the largest in all provinces, it says something about the country.”
“An unprecedented gain for a newcomer and a national signal that people do not want to continue in this way. The current coalition parties should draw their conclusion and ask themselves whether there is still any point in governing.”
“In any case, my congratulations to Mrs van der Plas and everyone around her who raked in this monster victory.”
We asked you what questions you still have about the election results. Our political reporter Priscilla Slomp answered your best and most frequently asked questions in one new article.
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