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Vaccination turnout for people aged 45-64 by municipality: 79% vaccinated at least once

For the first time, the new RIVM vaccination update shows vaccination turnout for people aged 45-64 years per municipality.

Menthol facilitates inhalation of tobacco smoke, even when you cannot taste it

Even when menthol cannot be tasted, the substance makes it easier to inhale tobacco smoke. This way, menthol makes smoking more attractive for young and novice smokers who are not yet used to inhaling sharp, pungent tobacco smoke.

Exploratory study on continuation of COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

RIVM has commissioned ABDTOPconsult to do an independent exploratory study on systematic approaches to organising and incorporating the current RIVM COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

Early indicators added to coronavirus monitoring in sewage on Coronavirus Dashboard

This week, early indicators were added to the sewage measurements page on the Coronavirus Dashboard provided by the national government. These values help to clarify the measurements by indicating how serious the situation is.

Signaalwaarden geven de rioolwatermetingen meer duiding

Delta variant on the rise

The delta variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is occurring more and more often in the Netherlands.

COVID-19 vaccination very effective: major drop in positive tests, hospital admissions and deaths among older people

People over 75 years old living at home are 82% protected against testing positive for COVID-19 from three weeks after the second vaccination.

Dame ontvangt een vaccinatie tegen COVID-19

Launch of the European project RISK-HUNT3R

The new Horizon 2020 project RISK-HUNT3R: RISK assessment of chemicals integrating HUman centric Next generation Testing strategies promoting the 3Rs was launched on 1 June.

Effects of COVID-19 vaccination becoming increasingly visible

In the past calendar week, there were 43% fewer hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19 compared to the week before.

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.

Method for safe and sustainable recycling of waste

The method developed by RIVM to assess whether waste treatment is sufficiently safe and sustainable, can contribute to the European ambitions for a safe and more circular economy.