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.
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.
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.
Slightly more tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands The key figures of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) show that in 2018 there were 806 TB patients in the Netherlands. This is 3 percent more than in 2017 (784).