Safety of materials and products already starts at the design phase The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management aims to ensure that all new materials and technological developments are safe in 2050.
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.
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.