Care workers in WMO-based support invited for COVID-19 vaccination As of today, the following groups of care workers will be invited for COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands.
Prospects not looking good yet The number of people who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 increased by 20% last week. The number of people who tested positive rose by 7%. The reproduction number also rose above 1.
Policy on coronavirus measures causes friction, but compliance is still high for now Compliance with the coronavirus measures in the Netherlands, such as the night-time curfew, working from home and avoiding crowds, is still high.
Decrease in meningococcal disease, outbreak of parrot fever in 2019 In the State of Infectious Diseases, RIVM provides an annual overview of the most important developments in relation to infectious diseases in the Netherlands.
No further spread of polio virus after contamination employee The employee of a Dutch vaccine manufacturer, who was infected with the polio virus in early April, is no longer carrying the virus.
Blood analysis local residents confirms longtime exposure to PFOA The results of blood analysis show that measured blood values correspond well with the calculated values in an earlier study in 2016 on the emission of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by DuPont/Chemo
HPV vaccination not only protects against cervical cancer HPV vaccination against cervical cancer also appears to protect against other forms of cancer that can be caused by HPV.
More knowledge required about environmental effect of GenX More knowledge is required about the extent to which GenX substances accumulate in fish.
Meningococcal immunisation recommendations re-examined Meningococcal disease is a very serious infectious disease that can cause meningitis or blood poisoning. Children are immunised against meningococcal serogroup C at 14 months.
Employee vaccine manufacturer infected with polio virus Early April, a sealed room at a vaccine manufacturer was the site of an incident. Two employees were exposed to the polio virus.