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Press releases and news
Since the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Sciensano has been closely monitoring the occurrence of infections in fully immunized individuals, also called “... Read more
Today, Sciensano launches the 7th COVID-19 health survey. It addresses different aspects of... Read more
In a new scientific opinion, the European Food Safety Authority states that it can no longer consider titanium dioxide as a safe additive.
Healthcare providers and caregivers still experience symptoms of chronic stress to a large to very large extend after one year of the corona crisis. This persistent stress has a negative impact on... Read more
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere in the environment and are part of our daily lives. They are in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe,... Read more
From December 2020 to Januari 2021, 12.4% of the pupils and 14.8% of the school staff in primary school and in the first grade of secondary education in Belgium had antibodies against the... Read more