Last winter’s flu epidemic was short and mild. And then COVID-19 arrived.

The flu epidemic in the winter of 2019/2020 was mild and lasted only 5 weeks.

01/28/2021 - 14:00
De griepepidemie in de winter van 2019/2020 was mild en duurde slechts 5 weken.

Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities invited for COVID-19 vaccination starting today

As of today, the ca. 269,000 care workers of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities in the Netherlands are invited to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.

01/04/2021 - 11:38

More reports of adverse effects of implants in 2019

In 2019, the Dutch reporting centre for adverse effects of medical implants (MEBI) received 397 reports of suspected adverse effects. The reports concerned 462 implants.

04/28/2020 - 12:54

Nanotechnology increasingly used in medical devices

The application of nanotechnology to design and produce medical devices is increasing. RIVM provides an overview of nanotechnology enabled medical devices.

12/17/2015 - 00:00