80 to 84-year-olds invited for vaccination sooner Starting tomorrow, the first people in the age group from 80-84 years in the Netherlands will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination.
One person died shortly after COVID-19 vaccination The Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb announced today that the centre had received a report of death shortly after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands.
Nationwide assessment of SARS-CoV-2 laboratories: very high quality The vast majority of the laboratories analysing COVID-19 tests are performing at the very highest standard of quality.
RIVM welcomed Indonesian delegation after second ministerial conference on AMR RIVM welcomed a delegation of the Indonesian government and industry led by the Indonesian Minister of Health Ms.
Air quality Sint Maarten landfill At the beginning of 2019, RIVM measured the air quality around the landfill at Philipsburg, Sint Maarten for two weeks. No or hardly any harmful substances were measured.
New roles and skills required for health professionals in the future One of the findings of RIVM’s Public Health Foresight Study (PHFS) for addressing the complex societal challenges we face, is the necessity of integrated and person-centred approaches.
Improving integrated care requires trust, a small-scale approach and a shared vision To improve integrated care for older people, professionals and organisations need to get to know each other, build trust and better understanding.
Join our HEVnet laboratory network now! Would you like to collaborate in an international laboratory network of hepatitis E virus (HEV) experts performing supranational studies and are you able to share HEV sequences in a shared reposito
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.