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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentMedical high-risk groups invited for vaccination starting this week
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/medical-high-risk-groups-invited-for-vaccination-starting-this-week… Five groups of patients with specific medical risks will receive an invitation for COVID-19 vaccination … will also be invited to get vaccinated. They have a higher risk of severe illness or death due to COVID-19. The … Medical high-risk groups invited for vaccination starting this week …
Publication date: 03-17-2021New WHO protocol for integrated One Health surveillance of antibiotic resistance: the Tricycle protocol
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-who-protocol-for-integrated-one-health-surveillance-of-antibiotic-resistance-tricycle… comparable country data. RIVM's WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water has actively …
Publication date: 03-03-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 8 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/8… Vaccination prioritisation for high-risk groups … greenlighted earlier vaccination of people at very serious risk of severe illness or death due to COVID-19 infection. A vaccination route has now been set in motion for two risk groups: people with Down’s Syndrome and people with …
Publication date: 03-01-2021Obstacles concerning the reuse of building materials and soil necessitate review of standards and rules
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/obstacles-concerning-reuse-of-building-materials-and-soil-necessitate-review-of-standards… outcome of two RIVM investigations into the obstacles and risks concerning the reuse of soil, dredged material and … inclusion of biological soil quality as a criterion in the assessment framework. Lastly, there is a need to map out … soil, dredged material and building materials could pose a risk to the environment, like for example PFAS. This can be …
Publication date: 09-05-2024Gastric balloons
https://www.rivm.nl/en/medical-devices/gastric-balloons… causes the patient to eat less and lose weight. There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. RIVM has studied whether scientific research identified risks that are not currently stated on the instructions for … There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. The …
Publication date: 09-19-2024Method for safe and sustainable recycling of waste
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/method-for-safe-and-sustainable-recycling-of-waste… The method developed by RIVM to assess whether waste treatment is sufficiently safe and … for a safe and more circular economy. With the method, an assessment framework, the safety as well as the contribution to sustainability can be assessed when processing residual flows into new materials …
Publication date: 03-23-2021Quality requirements for the safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/quality-requirements-for-safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… permissible level for a chemical. Pathogens for humans A risk assessment has been carried out for bacteria and viruses … in purified wastewater is negligibly small. The only risk is to greenhouse horticulture. This is because this …
Publication date: 09-10-2024Vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine temporarily on hold
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-with-astrazeneca-vaccine-temporarily-on-hold… and Denmark at this time. The EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is currently conducting further …
Publication date: 03-15-2021Recycled Plastic Packaging in the Netherlands Still Falls Short
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/recycled-plastic-packaging-in-netherlands-still-falls-short… out under the direction of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) by RIVM, TNO, and CML, in …
Publication date: 09-03-2024Questions and Answers about vaccination with AstraZeneca
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/vaccines/astrazeneca… for people aged 60 and over (born in 1960 or before). The risk of serious consequences from COVID-19 is much higher than the risk of this serious but rare combination of blood clots and … COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: benefits still outweigh the risks despite possible link to rare blood clots with low …
Publication date: 03-22-2021Post-COVID
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/post-covid… after COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccination lowers the risk of serious illness due to COVID-19, and also lowers the risk of developing post-COVID symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 … post-COVID. However, it is clear that there is a lower risk of post-COVID after infection with an Omicron variant …
Publication date: 09-03-2024RIVM advises caution when using herbal preparations containing St John's wort
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-advises-caution-when-using-herbal-preparations-containing-st-johns-wort… not to combine herbal preparations with medicines. Risks of using St John's wort without medicines Even without … of herbal preparations with St John's wort may pose health risks. For example, sunburn can occur if people sit in the …
Publication date: 03-16-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 10 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/10… thrombocytopaenia with indications of higher bleeding risk such as petechiae, purpura or spontaneous haematomas. …
Publication date: 03-16-2021COVID-19 vaccination and excess mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/vaccination-excess-mortality… protect against death from COVID-19. RIVM also studied the risk of people dying of something other than COVID-19 after …
Publication date: 09-19-2024Vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine will start again
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-with-astrazeneca-vaccine-will-start-again… protection against the coronavirus are far greater than the risks. With regard to reports from other European countries …
Publication date: 03-19-2021Home vaccination starts next week for people unable to travel
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/home-vaccination-starts-next-week-for-people-unable-to-travel… will also be deployed for people in the medical high-risk group due to neurological disorders accompanied by …
Publication date: 03-30-2021CARC/HDI
https://www.rivm.nl/en/chromium-vi/carc-hdi… that HDI can cause cancer. Occupational exposure to HDI The risk of becoming ill becomes greater as an employee is in …
Publication date: 03-01-2021Largest drop in number of tuberculosis cases in the Netherlands in fifty years
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/largest-drop-in-number-of-tuberculosis-cases-in-netherlands-in-fifty-years… TB was found in 7 per cent of patients by screening at-risk groups, such as immigrants and asylum seekers. In six …
Publication date: 03-24-2021Webinar: Social and behavioural science for pandemic preparedness: BePrepared consortium
https://www.rivm.nl/en/agenda/webinar-social-and-behavioural-science-for-pandemic-preparedness-beprepared-consortium-0… an outbreak, it is important to understand citizens’ (risk) perspectives and how they make sense of the situation …
Publication date: 09-09-2024