COVID-19 vaccination figures more up-to-date due to optimised monitoring RIVM has been publishing national and regional figures on COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands every week since 19 January 2021.
From 1 June 2022, heel prick test also screens for muscle disease SMA, bringing number of screened diseases to 26 From 1 June 2022, the heel prick test for Dutch newborns will also screen for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a serious hereditary muscle condition. Detecting this disease at an early stage enables early treatment.
Tailor-made information will help immigrants make decisions on taking part in screening programmes Immigrants are relatively less likely to take part in preventive screening programmes, such as cancer screening. This is partly due to the language barrier and a lack of knowledge, according to a doctoral thesis by Nora Hamdiui.
Corrected vaccination figures: total number of jabs adjusted downward The number of estimated vaccinations is now nearly 5.2 million. Due to a programming error, an overestimation occurred in the vaccination figures. As a result, 220,000 excess vaccinations were reported on 13 April.
People born in 1961 invited for COVID-19 vaccination The first people born in 1961 will be receiving an invitation for a COVID-19 vaccination this Thursday. This group involves people who will be turning 60 this year.
First vaccinations with Janssen vaccine on Wednesday The first Janssen vaccines will be administered to mental healthcare workers on Wednesday 21 April.
People with a medical risk between the ages of 18-60 years invited from early May on Starting in the first week of May, people under 60 who are at risk for medical reasons, i.e.
Vaccination invitation for people born in 1953, 1954 and 1955 arriving very soon People born in 1953 and 1954 will receive an invitation for COVID-19 vaccination this week. Starting today, people born in 1953 and 1954 can schedule an appointment.
Children aged 16-18 years at higher risk for medical reasons will receive first vaccination soon On 9 April, the Health Council of the Netherlands advised priority COVID-19 vaccination for young people born in 2003, 2004 and 2005 who are in the medical high-risk group.
GPs will invite under-60s with Down's syndrome or morbid obesity for GGD vaccination People with Down's syndrome and people with morbid obesity born in 1961 or later, who have not yet been vaccinated, will receive a vaccination invitation from their GP.