Recently, a scientific paper was published in Læknablaðið on the effect of using iodine-enriched salt in bread.

Health measurements

In the last two weeks, there have been four cases of mumps reported in the capital area, involving two unvaccinated adults and two vaccinated children who had close contact with each other.

According to information from the Icelandic National Registry, there are 31,702 foreign nationals who have the right to vote in upcoming municipal elections.

The 20th Anniversary of the Great Forest Day in Hallormsstaðaskógur National Forest will be celebrated this year. To commemorate this special occasion, a contest has been organized to select a feature song for the event. Submissions for the competition will be accepted until May 25th.

Public Health Indicators 2023 will be presented in Tjarnarsalur, Ráðhús in Reykjavík on Thursday 14 September from 13:00-14:30. The presentation will be available on-site or on-stream.

Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2022/2023.

The day of 18 November is particularly dedicated to raising awareness about antibiotics at the European Union Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiates an awareness week on prudent antibiotic use.

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