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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: 03-17-2021Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government required
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/mental-health-at-risk-broad-investment-in-mental-health-by-new-government-required… Monitor shows that mental health in the Netherlands is at risk and highlights the urgency of the situation. Around 85% … to improve individual well-being and detect mental health risks and problems at an early stage. If problems do arise, … Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government …
Publication date: 12-12-2025Travellers to Cape Verde: be alert to bacterial dysentery caused by shigellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/travellers-to-cape-verde-be-alert-to-bacterial-dysentery-caused-by-shigellosis… RIVM has warned travellers to Cape Verde about a shigellosis risk. The bacterial infection causes severe bloody diarrhoea … on the Cape Verdean islands. There are certain health risks as a result of the outbreak. Travellers can make an … to shigellosis. Good hygiene can help to minimise the risk: Wash your hands regularly. Flush the toilet with the …
Publication date: 12-10-2025Early detection and screening
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/early-detection-and-screening… identify early on whether someone has a condition or is at risk of developing one. This can be done in different ways. … a genetic predisposition to a disease that increases the risk of disease. For more information on this and RIVM’s … multiple locations on the DNA that are associated with the risk of developing a disease. This means that, in the …
Publication date: 12-16-2025New 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: 03-03-2021Responsible innovation with nanomaterials and nanotechnology: past, present, future
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/responsible-innovation-with-nanomaterials-and-nanotechnology-past-present-future… into everyday life accelerates, understanding the risks and benefits of these materials becomes crucial, … and clean energy applications. Balancing benefits and risks is key Understanding how nanomaterials move, … to managing both benefits—like cleaner energy systems—and risks, such as nanoparticle pollution. The overarching …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Newsletter 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: 03-01-2021Method 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: 03-23-2021Flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy… Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu, such as hospital … If a pregnant woman gets the flu, she has a higher risk of serious illness than a woman who is not pregnant. … compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant. The risk of ICU admission or death from flu does not seem to …
Publication date: 12-19-2025New approach methodologies to study intestinal fate of nanomaterials: current understanding and knowledge gaps
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-approach-methodologies-to-study-intestinal-fate-of-nanomaterials-current-understanding… knowledge gaps remain, especially in standardising and assessing how well these models mimic human biology and … human health. The intestinal uptake of NMs is critical for assessing their systemic effects. The intestine serves as a … strengthen the scientific and regulatory foundations for assessing the intestinal fate of ingested NMs. The document …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Machine learning to identify key factors in titanium dioxide nanoparticle genotoxicity; a work in progress
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/machine-learning-to-identify-key-factors-in-titanium-dioxide-nanoparticle-genotoxicity-work… handling outliers and validating the model warrants further assessment. The findings of this study are therefore not … presents an interesting approach that uses ML for hazard assessment. If developed further, these methods could be valuable for hazard and risk assessment. However, in its current set-up, the …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Vaccination 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: 03-15-2021Transforming waste into valuable resources: innovations in sustainable nanoparticle synthesis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/transforming-waste-into-valuable-resources-innovations-in-sustainable-nanoparticle-synthesis… Consequently, the existing issues surrounding their risk assessment remain, including knowledge gaps on long-term …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Questions 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: 03-22-2021Research, innovation and development
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/research-innovation-and-development… called genetic variants, that can increase or reduce the risk of developing a condition. RIVM has studied (in Dutch) … there are DNA tests that can properly predict the risk of developing them. Furthermore, the recommended lifestyle advice for someone with an increased risk of developing a condition is often the same as general …
Publication date: 12-16-2025Improved air quality leads to decline in mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/improved-air-quality-leads-to-decline-in-mortality… individual substances The comparison also revealed that the risk of death after being exposed to a similar quantity of … matter or ozone has not changed. For nitrogen dioxide, this risk seems to have gotten smaller. The reasons for this are … research is needed to examine which people are at a greater risk of dying after multiple days of elevated concentrations …
Publication date: 12-11-2025RIVM 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: 03-16-2021Plague
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plague… can become very ill from plague? Some people have a higher risk of getting the plague: people living near areas where … is no information about which people might have a higher risk of serious illness. Anyone could become very seriously … them away from ill or dead animals. This helps lower the risk of infection. Is there any treatment for plague? If …
Publication date: 12-01-2025Newsletter 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: 03-16-2021Rubella
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rubella… This is called congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). The risk of infecting the unborn baby is highest in early pregnancy. The risks are lower if the infection happens later in pregnancy. …
Publication date: 12-01-2025