COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11 years possible as of 18 January Starting on 18 January 2022, parents of children aged 5-11 years will receive a letter with information about COVID-19 vaccination for their child or children.
People born in 2003 invited for COVID-19 booster vaccination People born in 2003 can now schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 booster vaccination by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs). This can only be done online. The booster vaccination can be scheduled from 3 months after recovery from COVID-19.
People born in 2001 and 2002 invited for COVID-19 booster vaccination People born in 2001 and 2002 can now schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 booster vaccination by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs). This can only be done online, via www.coronavaccinatie-afspraak.nl
People born in 1999 and 2000 invited for COVID-19 booster vaccination People born in 1999 and 2000 can now schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 booster vaccination by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs). This can only be done online, via www.coronavaccinatie-afspraak.nl
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.
The 2020 Nitrate Report: nitrate levels in the water on farms on the rise again since 2017 More nitrogen and phosphorus have been ending up in the soil on farms since 2015. As a result, nitrate concentrations have been rising since 2017 in leachates and ditch water from those farms.
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.
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.
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.
Situation in the Netherlands remains concerning In the week from 10 to 16 March, 39,527 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, nearly 25% more than in the week before that. The reproduction number completely above 1 this week. Sander Koning