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“I am proud of what we have all achieved but I still have mixed feelings,” he wrote in a statement. “Even with a vaccination rate of 93% of people in Flanders over the age of 12, the Intensive Care Units in our hospitals are inundated with sick patients who have underlying disorders or who have not been vaccinated.”

He stressed that, in light of the current situation, the call for mandatory vaccination is more pertinent than ever to reduce the virus circulation, for life to return back to normal, and for people whose care has been postponed for months to receive the treatment they need.