Decrease in meningococcal disease, outbreak of parrot fever in 2019
In the State of Infectious Diseases, RIVM provides an annual overview of the most important developments in relation to infectious diseases in the Netherlands.
Care workers in district nursing invited for COVID-19 vaccination
Starting today, care workers in the district nursing sector can make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination through the national GGD call centre. They will receive an invitation through their employers.
First effects of COVID-19 vaccination visible among nursing home residents
The number of infections among nursing home residents is decreasing in the Netherlands.
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.
Measures prevent more rapid increase, but pressure on hospitals remains high
In the week of 17 to 23 February, 29,977 people received a positive test result for COVID-19.
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.
AstraZeneca adjusts delivery schedule
AstraZeneca has adjusted the delivery schedule. As a result, the Netherlands – and all other EU member states – will receive fewer vaccines in the next two weeks (week 8 and week 9).
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.
Reported figures stay the same, but reduced testing obscures spread
In the week of 10 to 16 February, fewer people were tested for COVID-19 in the Netherlands than in the weeks before that. The winter weather may have prevented people from going to the test sites.
