The first Janssen vaccines will be administered to mental healthcare workers on Wednesday 21 April.

Starting in the first week of May, people under 60 who are at risk for medical reasons, i.e. the group eligible for the seasonal flu jab, will be invited for COVID-19 vaccination by their GP.

In the past week, from 14 to 20 April, the reported number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by 5.3%, rising to 53,981 newly reported infections.

People born in 1953 and 1954 will receive an invitation for COVID-19 vaccination this week. Starting today, people born in 1953 and 1954 can schedule an appointment.

There seems to be widespread support for introducing a coronavirus passport, also referred to as ‘corona passport’.

On 9 April, the Health Council of the Netherlands advised priority COVID-19 vaccination for young people born in 2003, 2004 and 2005 who are in the medical high-risk group.

People with Down's syndrome and people with morbid obesity born in 1961 or later, who have not yet been vaccinated, will receive a vaccination invitation from their GP.

Starting next week, the first people in the next age group will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination. These people were born in 1952.

The vaccination figures published today in the RIVM report and on the Coronavirus Dashboard are higher than in previous weeks.

Vaccination with AstraZeneca will continue for people aged 60 years and older; the vaccine is still very necessary for that target group.