European prize for mobile vaccination units The Netherlands’ mobile vaccination units (prikbussen) have been selected as a best-practice method for the European project ‘Overcoming Obstacles to Vaccination’.
RIVM modelling for COVID-19 reviewed by international experts An international audit committee of scientific experts, commissioned by the RIVM Scientific Advisory Board, reviewed the institute’s COVID-19 data analytics and modelling work. These models and data formed a scientific basis for recommendations by the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) and others on COVID-19 control measures in the Netherlands.
Gastrointestinal symptoms on the rise, but still fewer than before the COVID-19 pandemic In 2022, the number of enteric infections – which mainly cause gastrointestinal symptoms – was higher than it was in the previous two years. However, the total number of infections was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic.
Excess mortality decreasing, now also in nursing- and care homes The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers that RIVM publishes daily.
COVID-19 in nursing homes It is estimated that about one-third of nursing homes in the Netherlands have at least one patient with COVID-19.
Excess mortality caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers published by RIVM.
Regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic There are significant regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic in the Netherlands.