Article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on RIVM research into Maternal pertussis vaccination

Scientific journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases has published an article on RIVM research conducted into pertussis vaccination for pregnant women.

04/04/2019 - 09:32

Slightly fewer adult smokers

In 2018, 22.4 per cent of the Dutch adult population indicated they were occasional smokers.

03/20/2019 - 12:51

Slightly more tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands

The key figures of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) show that in 2018 there were 806 TB patients in the Netherlands. This is 3 percent more than in 2017 (784).

03/19/2019 - 13:00

Vaccination against meningococcal disease starts for teens aged 14 to 18

This spring, about 860,000 young people in the Netherlands will receive an invitation for a vaccination against meningococcal disease.

03/07/2019 - 15:54

Young people who use screens before sleeping have more sleep problems

Young people (13-18 years) who use light-emitting screens daily in the hour before going to sleep have more sleep problems.

03/06/2019 - 13:11