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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: 04-01-2025Risk factors for COVID-19: CONTEST study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/contest… do not? Where do people contract the virus? This and other risk factors for COVID-19 are being investigated by RIVM in … their location. Moreover, in a care institution, different risk factors play a role in the spread of COVID-19. Why … identify the factors that increase or decrease the risk of infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The …
Publication date: 01-26-2021Commission 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: 04-01-2025Q fever and COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/q-fever-and-covid-19… whether people who previously had Q fever had an increased risk of contracting COVID-19, and whether they had a more … groups were tested more often because they have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The coronavirus was …
Publication date: 01-18-2021Objectives 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 on COVID-19 vaccination issue 1 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/1… than expected in this group, and they also have the highest risk of severe illness and death due to COVID-19. …
Publication date: 01-11-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 2 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/2… the oldest, regardless of whether they are in a medical risk group. This is because the vaccine has been very …
Publication date: 01-14-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 3 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/3… who are seriously immunocompromised also have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. In consultation with …
Publication date: 01-21-2021Vector-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: 04-01-2025Pathogen surveillance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/pathogen-surveillance… are circulating have characteristics that pose additional risks. Some changes (mutations) can cause a variant to …
Publication date: 01-20-2021Rise in new COVID-19 variants overshadows more positive developments
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rise-in-new-COVID-19-variants-overshadows-more-positive-developments… primary school children also present a lower transmission risk for the virus variants compared to adults, as is the …
Publication date: 01-19-2021