BA.2.75 variant found in the Netherlands The BA.2.75 variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has now also been found in the Netherlands. The variant was detected in a sample from 26 June 2022 taken in the region of Noordoost-Gelderland.
Operations postponed due to pandemic result in 320,000 healthy life years lost The COVID-19 pandemic caused over 305,000 operations to be postponed in 2020 and 2021 in the Netherlands.
Participation in National Immunisation Programme shows slight decrease Participation in the National Immunisation Programme has fallen slightly, showing a decrease of 1 to 2 percentage points.
First effects of COVID-19 vaccination visible among nursing home residents The number of infections among nursing home residents is decreasing in the Netherlands. On the other hand, infections among older people living at home have been on the rise again since last week.
First figures on COVID-19 vaccination coverage available From this week on, RIVM will start releasing updates on vaccination coverage in the first groups to be vaccinated in the Netherlands. The percentage of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is known for three groups of elderly people.
First clients and care workers in mental healthcare vaccinated on Monday The first mental health clients in inpatient or residential care in four large institutions in the Netherlands will be vaccinated against COVID-19 this week.
COVID-19 vaccination starts on BES and CAS islands 44,050 vaccines were delivered to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands last week. The delivery consisted of vaccines from Moderna and from Pfizer/BioNTech.
RIVM collaborates at European level on the implemention of the Nutri-Score label The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland are collaborating to facilitate the nutritional label NutriScore.
First vaccines for people aged 60-64 available Monday via GP From 15 February on, the first people will be vaccinated against COVID-19 via their GP in the Netherlands. Due to the limited availability of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the first invitations will go to all people born in 1956 or 1957.
First care workers vaccinated with AstraZeneca on Friday The first AstraZeneca vaccines will be administered in the Netherlands this Friday. This will happen at the GGD vaccination site in The Hague.