The current policy on sport and physical activity in the Netherlands expires at the end of this year. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) investigated how societal developments could affect sport and physical activity up to 2040. The government can respond to these developments through new policy. RIVM has also expanded an existing computational model.

With autumn approaching, the RSV immunisation programme is resuming today, in which babies receive an injection as protection against RSV. This protects them from serious RSV infections, which are most prevalent in autumn and winter. Babies receiving an injection are 80% less likely to end up in hospital as a result of an RSV infection. The injection has been offered as part of the National Immunisation Programme to all babies up to the age of one since 2025.