Vaccination reduces transmission to unvaccinated household members by 63% for Delta variant Vaccination protects against COVID-19, and also reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
4 in 5 COVID-19 patients in ICU are not vaccinated 4 in 5 COVID-19 patients in intensive care are not vaccinated against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Specific group of patients with impaired immunity invited in October for third COVID-19 vaccination From 6 October on, a specific group of people with severely impaired immunity (immunocompromised patients) will receive their invitation for a third vaccination against COVID-19.
Updated immunisation recommendation for measles: early vaccination before travel A number of European countries are currently seeing outbreaks of measles. Before the start of the summer season, RIVM has therefore updated its immunisation recommendation for measles.
Further research into hazards posed by e-cigarettes Safety of nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) cannot be confirmed because of the limited amount of published research in this area.