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Launch of phase 4 of the vaccination campaign
The first invitations to those covered by phase 4 of the vaccination campaign will be sent out this week (week 13).
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Creation of a waiting list for people who did not make their appointment during the 2nd phase of the vaccination campaign
People who have been invited to be vaccinated in the 2nd phase of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and who have not made an appointment during this period, will nevertheless have the opportunity to be vaccinated in a vaccination centre at a later stage - more precisely after the closure of the 3rd phase of vaccination.
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Temporary suspension of vaccination with COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine
Following the decision of several EU Member States, including France and Germany, to temporarily suspend vaccination with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, Luxembourg has decided to align itself with this decision.
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Launch of phase 3 of the vaccination campaign
The first invitations to people covered by phase 3 of the vaccination campaign will most probably be sent out by the end of next week (week 11) More details on the exact dates will be communicated in due course.
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Creation of a waiting list for people who did not make their appointment during the first phase of the vaccination campaign
People who have been invited to be vaccinated in the 1st phase of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and who have not made an appointment during this period, will nevertheless have the opportunity to be vaccinated in a vaccination centre during a later period - more precisely after the closure of the 2nd phase of vaccination.
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Launch of the 2nd phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign
By the end of the week, invitations will be sent out to those covered by phase 2 of the vaccination campaign.
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Xavier Bettel discusses state of tech with US tech leaders
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has held virtual meetings with several US tech leaders, discussing the global economic situation after one year of the COVID-19 crisis. Xavier Bettel has held in-depth talks with Chuck Robbins (CEO, Cisco), Dan Schulman (CEO, Paypal) and Jensen Huang (CEO, Nvidia).
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Press conference: Signing of the Agreement between the State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Consistoire Israélite of Luxembourg
The Livestream of the Press conference beginns at around 5 p.m..
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Next phase of the deployment of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Luxembourg (Phase 2)
Today the Government Council decided on the next phase of the vaccination campaign on the basis of the opinion of the National Ethics Commission (Commission nationale d'éthique, C.N.E.) of 21 January. intervenu en date du 21 janvier.
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Roll-out of the vaccination campaign in Luxembourg
The stockpile of COVID-19 vaccine doses continues to grow steadily.
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Start of vaccinations against COVID-19 in hospitals
Following the delivery of 4,875 new doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine on 11 January, the four hospitals CHdN, CHEM, CHL and HRS, as well as the CHNP, began vaccinating health and healthcare professionals, as well as all other categories of professionals and subcontractors, within their structures.
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Luxembourg: first EU Member State to be supplied with Moderna vaccine
Luxembourg is the first EU Member State to have received the coronavirus vaccine from the American laboratory Moderna. Following the marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the approval given by the European Commission on 6 January, 1,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine were delivered to Luxembourg this morning.
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Start of vaccinations against COVID-19 for residents in nursing homes
In accordance with Luxembourg's vaccination strategy, the first residents of retirement homes were vaccinated against COVID-19 on 6 January 2021.
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Luxembourg Prime minister Xavier Bettel launches Luxembourg's free & highly acclaimed Elements of AI – course
On this 18th of December 2020, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel launched the Luxembourg equivalent of the highly acclaimed "Elements of AI” online course for students, civil servants, businesses and the global community, thanks to the Finnish government's leadership in digital skills.
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Draft law on the reform of press aid - support for professional journalistic work
The reform of the so-called "press aid" is now in the legislative procedure and will be presented to the responsible parliamentary committee. The text adopted by the Government Council will replace the current funding law from 1976.