Home vaccination starts next week for people unable to travel

Starting next week, eligible people who are not mobile enough to come to a vaccination site will be vaccinated at home. The GP will vaccinate them using the AstraZeneca vaccine. The vaccines will be delivered in phases per province.
03/30/2021 - 12:25

Situation growing worse in the Netherlands

In the week from 17 to 23 March, 46,005 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, an increase of 16% compared to the week before that. The reproduction number continued to rise, from 1.06 on 1 March to 1.11 on 8 March.
03/23/2021 - 15:45

Vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine will start again

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) has decided to resume vaccinating with the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca within the near future.

03/19/2021 - 11:26

Effects of COVID-19 vaccination increasingly visible among nursing home residents

The downward trend in infections among nursing home residents in the Netherlands is continuing.

03/17/2021 - 13:26
COVID-19 vaccination resident nursing home 18 January 2021

Medical high-risk groups invited for vaccination starting this week

Five groups of patients with specific medical risks will receive an invitation for COVID-19 vaccination this week or next week. It involves four groups of patients with impaired immune systems.

03/17/2021 - 09:15
trays with COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine temporarily on hold

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) has decided to temporarily stop vaccinating with the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, effective immediately.

03/15/2021 - 12:02
COVID-19 vaccine

Number of positive COVID-19 tests at the same level as last week

In the week from 2 to 9 March, 31,959 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, about the same as in the week before that. More than 360,000 people were tested, an increase of nearly 14% compared to the week before that.
03/09/2021 - 15:29

First invitations for people aged 75-79 years arriving Saturday

Starting tomorrow, the first people in the age group from 75-79 years will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination. These people were born in the years from 1941 through 1946.

03/05/2021 - 18:33
Preparing a COVID-19 vaccine

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.

03/02/2021 - 17:28
COVID-19 vaccine

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.

03/01/2021 - 18:34
People sitting on a bench in a park