Invitation letter for COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 85-89 years arriving today Today, the first 50,000 people in the age group from 85-89 years in the Netherlands will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID-19 vaccinations for first residents of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities Today, the first COVID-19 vaccines will be administered to residents of nursing homes and care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands.
First COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands given at GGD vaccination site in Veghel Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities received the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Netherlands this morning at the GGD vaccination location ‘Hart voor Brabant’ in
Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities invited for COVID-19 vaccination starting today As of today, the ca. 269,000 care workers of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities in the Netherlands are invited to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.
First COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands on 8 January 2021 If the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves BioNTech/Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine next week, the first people in the Netherlands will receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday 8 January 2021.
Possible start of COVID-19 vaccination in early January If all goes well, the first people in the Netherlands will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in early January. The logistics operation aims to start vaccination in the week of 4 January 2021.
Temporary background values for PFAS in Dutch soil RIVM has derived temporary background values for two types of PFAS in Dutch soil: PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) and PFOA (perfluoro octanoic acid).
RIVM will calculate temporary background value for PFAS in soil In the coming weeks, RIVM will derive a temporary background value for PFAS in Dutch soil. This will be done based on measurement data from the provinces in the Netherlands.
Discussion regarding health-based guidance value of PFOA The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a provisional health-based guidance value for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
New method for toxicological assessment of perfluoro mixtures Perfluoro (PFAS) is a group of substances that contains PFOS, PFOA and GenX. Perfluoro substances often occur as pollution in ground water and drinking water.