This page presents an overview of all the ongoing and concluded research at RIVM related to COVID-19 and the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The studies conducted by RIVM have included such diverse topics as transmission and spread of the virus, risk factors for serious disease, immunity and vaccine effectiveness, human behaviour, physical and mental health, and impacts on health and healthcare in the Netherlands.
Monitoring the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
- Families and young people (First Few Hundred Study)
Research on families in which someone has COVID-19 - Monitoring stations at GP practices
Research through monitoring stations at GP practices - Infection Radar
Research on national monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms (in Dutch) - Modelling
Research on how modelling contributes to COVID-19 control measures - Pathogen Surveillance
Research on how the virus is changing and what that means for how it spreads - PIENTER Corona Study
Investigating immunity to SARS-CoV-2 among the general population through antibodies in blood samples - Coronavirus monitoring in sewage
Measuring virus particles in sewage surveillance to monitor the spread of SARS-CoV-2 - Transmission at primary schools
Research on how COVID-19 spreads at primary schools - How the coronavirus spreads indoors
Research on how SARS-CoV-2 spreads indoors
Research on vaccine-induced protection
- Vaccine effectiveness in preventing hospital admissions
Research on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness - CONTEST study
Risk factors for COVID-19: CONTEST study - IIVAC Study (in Dutch)
Immune responses generated through vaccination against COVID-19 - VASCO study
Research on the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccinations - VECTOR study
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 related hospital admissions in risk groups - VIDO study
Research on immunity after COVID-19 vaccination - VIVO study (in Dutch)
Research on immune response after COVID-19 vaccination in comparison to vaccination against pneumococcal disease or influenza (flu) - VOCAAL study (in Dutch)
Research on immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations in people aged 64 years and older - COVID-19 vaccination and excess mortality
Research into COVID-19 vaccinations and mortality
Research on behaviour and lifestyle
- Behavioural research on COVID-19
Research on behavioural science, COVID-19 and responses to basic recommendations and measures - Indirect effects of COVID-19 on health and healthcare (in Dutch)
Research on postponing, adapting or avoiding care in the context of COVID-19 - Lifestyle, health and quality of life among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic (in Dutch)
- Prevention & care in the context of broader issues in society (in Dutch)
An overview of research in the Netherlands on prevention and care during COVID-19 - Impact of COVID-19 epidemic on health and lifestyle (in Dutch)
How the COVID-19 epidemic influenced the health and lifestyle of adults in the Netherlands
Research on physical and mental health
- A compilation of RIVM research on older people during the COVID-19 epidemic (in Dutch)
Research to gain insight into how the epidemic and the measures affected health among people over 60 in the Netherlands - Mental health of care workers and informal carers during the COVID-19 pandemic (in Dutch)
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of care workers and informal carers - Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic (in Dutch)
The effects of working from home on exercise, sedentary behavior, musculoskeletal complaints and feelings of social isolation among workers - Older people living at home an the impact of COVID-19 (in Dutch)
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on older people living at home - Health research for COVID-19
Research programme on the impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health in the Netherlands - Mental health and COVID-19 (in Dutch)
An overview of various research projects on mental health in the Netherlands - Long COVID study
Study on long-term health problems after COVID-19 - Q fever and COVID-19
Research on Q-fever and COVID-19
Research on healthcare
- Postponed healthcare and care avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic
Study on the impact of delayed surgeries and care avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic - Digital care (e-health) (abstract in English)
Developments in the use of eHealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands - Integrated cooperation and prevention by insurers and municipalities (in Dutch)
Prevention became more urgent due to the pandemic, while at the same time encountering shortages or delays in provision of and cooperation on prevention efforts - Inventory of COVID-19 care impact studies in the Netherlands (ZonMw) (in Dutch)
Impact of the COVID-19 crisis and measures on healthcare utilisation, organisation of care and digitalisation of care (report no. 11 in the series on ‘Prevention & care in the context of broader issues in society’) for the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) - COVID-19 and healthcare: learning from other countries (in Dutch)
International lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, on designing the healthcare system more efficiently - Medical resources and personal protective equipment (abstract in English)
Quality assessment of medical resources and personal protective equipment in the Netherlands in the first half of 2020
Research on the impact of the living environment
- Air quality and COVID-19
does air quality affects the course and severity of COVID-19 in the Netherlands - Proximity to livestock farms
Living in close proximity to livestock farms increases chance of positive COVID-19 test