Can anyone offer a logical explanation? How can a country that prides itself on being well-organized be among last in Europe to start protecting people? #COVID19
Graphic graphic in Dutch newspaper (via @trouwschmidt) #COVID19 Image
People in NL tweeting me to say Dutch plan to roll out #AstraZeneca before #PfizerBioNTech because it’s easier to administer - Pfizer vaccine already distributed to all EU member states, many now vaccinating, today @EMA_News said they were still reviewing AstraZeneca #COVID19 Image
Highly recommend this nu.nl/coronavirus/60… (bedankt @lauramenenti) UNLESS you have a vulnerable relative awaiting vaccination in NL & may be outraged by manager of national immunization programme explaining, “Its not a competition for us who started first in Europe..” #COVID19

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New Dutch measures come into force tomorrow - cafes, restaurants and coffee shops to close completely. Take-always still allowed #COVID19
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But the timing has added another dimension.

#Beirut
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Chance verdict will hardly make a ripple in some peoples shattered lives but...

#Beirut
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