On 16 October, farmers protested in the vicinity of RIVM in Bilthoven. The Director-General of RIVM, Hans Brug, was present at the protest site. 

There is concern about the current approach to nitrogen and the proposed measures; these concerns have been expressed in Dutch society as a whole and amongst farmers in particular.

RIVM has identified a cluster of 20 patients diagnosed with listeria over the past 2 years who are most likely to have been infected with an identical strain.

The vaccine against the HPV human papillomavirus virus will also become available for boys.

RIVM has developed a step-by-step plan for the safe reuse of diapers and incontinence material.

Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen slightly; ammonia emissions remain stable.

Human to human transfer is the main source of ESBL (Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase) antibiotic resistance, according to researchers from the ESBLAT research consortium, of which RIVM

The use of medication may affect diagnostic tests. This may distort the results of those tests.

The annual influenza epidemic in the winter of 2018-2019 was less severe than the year before. Approximately 400,000 people have had the flu.

During the last heatwave, almost 400 more deaths were reported than was expected on overage for that period. The additional deaths mainly concerned persons aged 75 years and older.