New guidelines on the use of COVID-19 vaccines have been issued by the Chief Epidemiologist.

The Directorate of Fisheries is seeking to recruit 3 full-time staff in the fisheries surveillance division at our offices in Ísafjörður and Neskaupstaður.

The Supreme Court yesterday issued a judgment in a case regarding the conditions for the reinstatement of the Supreme Court’s judgment in case no. 478/2014, where M was convicted of fraud in the operations of G hf. and his sentence was fixed to 2 years in prison.

The European Union has launched a public consultation on ways to simplify the recognition of qualifications and skills of individuals from non-EU countries who wish to work in the Union. The deadline to participate in the consultation is 27 February.

Today, the second International Congress on Motion Sickness will open in Akureyri, bringing together experts from around the world to discuss the latest research and solutions on this topic.

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The annual influenza epidemic is still ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been decreasing recently and appears to have reached its peak.

In the cause of death register for 2023, four deaths were recorded as being due to COVID-19 vaccinations. As no additional information was received by the Directorate of Health, the certificates were registered with this detail.

Icepharma Welfare hosted the conference The Future Is at Home – Key Steps for Icelandic Healthcare yesterday, focusing on how to empower individuals in their own healthcare journey and on the implementation of new solutions in Icelandic healthcare through welfare technology and new models of service delivery.

There was great attendance at this year's Connecting the State event, which took place on 18th of September at Hilton Nordica, as well as streaming.