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

Largest drop in number of tuberculosis cases in the Netherlands in fifty years

Last year, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the Netherlands fell sharply. The 17% drop is the largest in fifty years. In 2020, 623 cases were notified compared to 754 in 2019.

03/24/2021 - 10:18

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

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

Invitation letter for COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 85-89 years arriving today

Today, the first 50,000 people in the age group from 85-89 years in the Netherlands will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination.

01/29/2021 - 13:09
COVID-19 vaccination resident nursing home 18 January 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations for first residents of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities

Today, the first COVID-19 vaccines will be administered to residents of nursing homes and care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands.

01/18/2021 - 16:54