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One More Person Diagnosed With Monkeypox, Bringing Total To 11 Infected
A total of 11 individuals have been diagnosed with monkeypox in Iceland, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]A goodie bag filled with perfect road trip companions now for sale in the Grapevine shop! Our brand new Best of Iceland 2022, Best of Reykjavík 2022, a…
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Nine People In Iceland Have Monkeypox While Country Awaits Vaccines From Abroad
Nine people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in Iceland, according to reports from RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made by Icelandic producers we trust.…
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Fourth Monkeypox Case Diagnosed In Iceland
A middle-aged man is the fourth person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in Iceland, according to the Directorate of Health. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months…
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Ministry Of Health Wants To Obtain 80 Doses Of Vaccine For Monkeypox
The Ministry of Health is attempting to obtain 80 doses of a vaccine that could help protect at-risk individuals from monkeypox, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up…
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New Vaccination Data Shows Their Effectiveness Against Infection
Iceland’s newest coronavirus wave, brought upon by the Delta variant, has many considerably worried, especially as most of the recently infected were already vaccinated against the coronavirus. However, MBL reports, when the total number of vaccinated people and the number of those…
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Both Those In Intensive Care Unvaccinated; Janssen Recipients Can Get Another Vaccine
In the wake of today’s numbers on coronavirus infections and hospitalisations, it has come to light that the two people currently in intensive care with the virus were both unvaccinated, Vísir reports. Runólfur Pálsson, the supervisor of the COVID ward at Landspítali…
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Iceland’s Herd Immunity Is Progressing Well
Iceland’s herd immunity is progressing well, Þórólfur Guðnason, the chief epidemiologist, states in an interview with Vísir. “We have good herd immunity. That’s quite clear. But we may not have developed complete herd immunity in these youngest age groups.” Young people still…
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COVID Roundup: Two New Domestic Cases, Both Outside Quarantine
Two new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Neither of these people were in quarantine at diagnosis. Zero new cases were detected on Monday. Four people are currently hospitalised with the virus. 114…
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What Are Icelanders Talking About? – Shake, Rattle And Roll
The biggest controversy shaking Iceland right now is the new quarantine hotel. That is, anyone coming to the country—whether tourists or Icelandic citizens—had to spend five days in an upscale hotel, with the room and food mostly covered by the state. This…
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COVID Roundup: Tightened Restrictions Now In Place, Tourism Industry On Defensive
New domestic restrictions are now in place and will continue to be until at least April 9th. The new infections have hit schools especially hard, but the tourism industry is also on the defensive as they fear that their hopes for a…
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Icelandic Government To Meet With Pfizer Today
The Icelandic government will meet with representatives from Pfizer this afternoon to discuss possibility of conducting a herd immunization test in Iceland, Morgunblaðið reports. There have been rumours on the subject floating around for quite some time however Þórólfur Guðnason, the epidemiologist,…
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More COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Iceland
Over 14,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in Iceland today alongside a batch of 1,200 Moderna vaccines. Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason appeared at a civil defence meeting yesterday saying that Iceland would not be excluded from receiving more help. It is expected that the…
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First Batch Of Coronavirus Vaccines Touch Down In Iceland
The first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine has just arrived in Iceland, Vísir reports. It has also been confirmed that this first shipment will include 10,000 doses, which will be enough to vaccinate 5,000 people. The first people slated to receive the…
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Reykjavik City Councilperson Wants To Ban Unvaccinated Kids From Kindergarten
A member of Reykjavík City Council will introduce a bill that would make vaccinations a requirement for admission to city kindergartens. The same measure was introduced to City Council just over three years ago and failed, and it is likely to fail…
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Iceland With Highest Mortality Rate For Breast Cancer
According to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Iceland has the highest mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the entire OECD area. Members of the OECD include countries from all over the world, from Italy, Japan…
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No Need To Require Vaccinations, Says Doctor
Requiring parents to vaccinate their children is entirely unnecessary in Iceland, an epidemiologist says, because almost everyone vaccinates their children anyway. In fact, he contends, requiring vaccinations could cause problems rather than solve them. As reported public discussion has arisen again over…
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Iceland Needs To Push Back Against Anti-Vaxxers, Says Epidemiologist
Health officials have cautioned that education about vaccines needs to be increased in Iceland to combat the “anti-vax” movement. Vísir reports that epidemiologist Haraldar Briem, addressing attendees of a vaccination conference at Harpa today, said that the anti-vaccination, or “anti-vax”, movement has…
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Vaccination Requirement For Kindergarten “Too Radical” For Mayor
A proposal that would have denied unvaccinated children access to kindergarten was defeated in Reykjavik City Hall for being “too radical and poorly thought out”, Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson said. As MBL reports, the City Hall majority coalition struck down the proposal,…
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Kindergartens Might Deny Unvaccinated Children
A proposal is underway with Reykjavík City Hall to ban unvaccinated children from attending kindergartens in the capital city, reports RÚV. The proposal, which is accessible in Icelandic on Reykjavík City’s website, is being led by the Independence Party. Should the proposal…