By late winter 2023, 7 to 26 per cent of the Dutch population had vitamin D deficiency. This is the outcome of a study conducted by RIVM. Because the Netherlands has so little sunlight in winter, this is when the so-called vitamin D status (amount of vitamin D in the body) is at its lowest.

Every year, approximately 2% of all people in the Netherlands sustain injuries from falling in the street. Another 2% are injured in cycling accidents. These percentages are higher among people under the age of 25.

As of 1 September 2025, Susan van den Hof is professor by special appointment to the chair of Epidemiology and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC). She will be holding this chair alongside her role as head of the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The professorship contributes to strengthening epidemiological research on infectious diseases.

Starting today, babies can get an injection against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The injection protects babies against severe illness resulting from the virus. The RSV antibody injection offers almost immediate protection, lasting about 6 months.

RIVM recently started receiving weekly data on the number of people admitted to ICU due to a respiratory infection. This is a significant expansion of surveillance for respiratory infections in the Netherlands. It offers a clearer overview of respiratory infections that result in severe illness.

Of all people who start the Combined Lifestyle Intervention (CLI), approximately 60% complete the full programme. This is the outcome of an in-depth study by RIVM. The CLI is a lifestyle programme that takes two years to complete.

The mental health of young people in the Netherlands has declined. These findings are from by the latest quarterly research update (June 2025) from the GOR Network. More young people felt lonely, experienced stress, and had serious thoughts about suicide.

Final revision of background document for universal PFAS restriction is now completed. Authorities from five countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Sweden) have taken into account the feedback of more than 5 600 comments from stakeholders.

From 26 August 2025 on, the first people will receive an invitation for COVID-19 vaccination. RIVM will send the invitations till mid-October to people aged 60 years and older. The COVID-19 vaccination will be given from 15 September to 5 December 2025 at vaccination centres operated by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs) throughout the Netherlands.