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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentFree vaccination against mpox for risk groups starting in April 2025
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/free-vaccination-against-mpox-for-risk-groups-starting-in-april-2025… and transgender people who have a higher risk of getting mpox can have a free vaccination. They can … and transgender people who have a higher risk of getting mpox. The Minister of Health, Welfare and … Free vaccination against mpox for risk groups starting in April 2025 …
Publication date: 04-15-2025Understanding the degradation of 2D materials: Implications for human health and environmental safety assessment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/understanding-degradation-of-2d-materials-implications-for-human-health-and-environmental… of understanding these degradation processes for the safety assessment of these materials. However, appropriate … of these materials is essential for evaluating risks to both human health and the environment. Types of … Implications for human health and environmental safety assessment …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Commission communication on advanced materials for industrial leadership: measures on safety and sustainability are lacking
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/commission-communication-on-advanced-materials-for-industrial-leadership-measures-on-safety… while acknowledging their human health and environmental risks. The European Commission’s 2024 communication … for implementing timely, anticipatory actions to minimise risks and ensure responsible innovation. Key elements to … the EC in 2022, provides a five-step assessment to identify risks, find safer alternatives, and prevent costly …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Beau
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/beau… developed an international response unit, the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), in 2008. Similar to the MOD operating … its advanced expertise on sampling, analysis and impact assessment of environmental emergencies to the European … back-office expertise in (eco)toxicology and exposure and risk assessment. The EAU is registered as an “other response …
Publication date: 04-11-2025We remove ticks faster than we did 10 years ago
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/we-remove-ticks-faster-than-we-did-10-years-ago… is better. The sooner a tick is removed, the smaller the risk of contracting Lyme disease. … but… The sooner a tick is removed, the smaller the risk of contracting Lyme disease. ‘The fact that we are … gives us a more accurate picture of the development of the risk of tick bites throughout the year. …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Objectives and activities EURL-PH-VBV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens/objectives-and-activities… NEL- network through training and External Quality Assessment schemes based on identified knowledge gaps and … of activities with target audiences and supporting ECDC/EU risk communication. WP1 has scheduled monthly consortium … related to scientific and technical advice and risk assessment by contributing to ECDC technical reports on …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Summaries of publications on Tobacco and Nicotine products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco/news/summaries-of-publications-on-tobacco-and-nicotine-products… settings, a pattern draw attention to the potential health risks associated with the accidental ingestion of … gap and enhance tobacco control measures. In Vitro Assessment of Translocation and Toxicological Effects of …
Publication date: 04-08-2025Duty to report now applies for tick-borne encephalitis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/duty-to-report-now-applies-for-tick-borne-encephalitis… severe, lasting damage. There is no medicine for TBE. The risk of TBE causing serious disease is very small. Since … disease with a duty to report is a disease that entails a risk to public health. If a doctor or lab identifies an … of the number of people with TBE and find out if there are risk areas for TBE in the Netherlands. TBE has been present …
Publication date: 04-03-2025Newsletter Microplastics July 2020
https://www.rivm.nl/en/microplastics/newsletter-microplastics-july-2020… our food. It is not yet clear whether this entails health risks. Microplastics can penetrate plant roots in two …
Publication date: 07-10-2020About 100 COVID-19 infections detected per week through source and contact tracing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/about-100-covid-19-infections-detected-per-week-through-source-and-contact-tracing… infected person has been in contact recently and who are at risk of also being infected with the novel coronavirus. … contacts of the infected person and tells them about the risk of infection and the measures to be taken to prevent …
Publication date: 07-14-2020Summary of results from study on behaviour and well-being rounds 1 through 5
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science-and-covid-19/results-of-study-behavioural-measures-and-well-being/round--rounds-1-through-5… that it may be useful to inform people about the possible risks and about how well the measures are protecting us against those risks (how many infections or hospital admissions are …
Publication date: 07-28-2020Vector-borne viral diseases (EURL-PH-VBV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens/vector-borne-viral-diseases… on health globally. An estimated 4 billion people are at risk for infections by viruses transmitted by Aedes spp. …
Publication date: 04-01-2025COVID-19: Travelling in and to the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/travel-smart-in-netherlands… the Netherlands. Travellers from countries where the health risks of COVID-19 are similar to or lower than in the …
Publication date: 07-28-2020