In June 2025, the mental well-being of young people declined compared to three months earlier. Fewer young people felt happy most of the time, while more of them experienced loneliness, stress and suicidal thoughts. In addition, more young people contacted the GP because of suicide-related thoughts and attempts. On the other hand, confidence in the future stabilised, and fewer young people reported having physical symptoms. These findings are from the sixteenth quarterly survey. The results of this study are part of Health Research for COVID-19.

Vaccination against types A, C , W and Y have been included in the National Immunisation Programme. As of 1 May 2018, toddlers receive a vaccination that protects against meningococcal disease. 14-year-old adolescents also receive an invitation for a vaccination.

Expressing disease burden in a single measure allows for the comparison of health loss from different diseases. Such a comparison is important for prioritizing policies and resources to combat (infectious) diseases. A commonly used measure for disease burden is the disability-adjusted life year (DALY). Disease burden in DALYs represents a sum of lost healthy life years due to illness and disability (years lived with disability: YLD) and due to premature death (years of life lost: YLL). Detailed descriptions of the methods used can be found in a previous edition of the State of Infectious Diseases(PDF). This webpage presents estimates of DALYs for COVID-19 and influenza. The disease burden of the long-term effects after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, or the 'post-COVID syndrome,' is not included, regardless of whether the person had a mild COVID-19 infection or was hospitalized. A more comprehensive description of these two infectious diseases, and 35 other infectious diseases in the Netherlands, is published in the State of Infectious Diseases 2023(PDF) (in Dutch).