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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentEnvironmental transformations of advanced materials: implications for risk assessment and policy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/environmental-transformations-of-advanced-materials-implications-for-risk-assessment… considerations of environmental transformations into the risk assessment of nanomaterials. Recent publications and … RIVM expects that this shift will improve regulatory risk assessments of advanced materials like nanomaterials, … transformations of advanced materials: implications for risk assessment and policy …
Publication date: 07-14-2026Dealing with analytical challenges in the safety assessment of food nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/dealing-with-analytical-challenges-in-safety-assessment-of-food-nanomaterials… A recent review highlights that assessing the intestinal fate and uptake of nanomaterials … are crucial for reducing uncertainty in nanosafety assessments. Understanding the fate of nanomaterials in the … evidence. The increasing emphasis by the OECD and EFSA on assessing dissolution behaviour, dispersion stability and …
Publication date: 07-14-2026Pesticides and health effects
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pesticides-health-effects… Together with Nivel and IRAS (Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences), RIVM is conducting research to …
Publication date: 07-13-2026Children aged 16-18 years at higher risk for medical reasons will receive first vaccination soon
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/children-aged-16-18-years-at-higher-risk-for-medical-reasons-will-receive-first-vaccination… born in 2003, 2004 and 2005 who are in the medical high-risk group. The first young people in this group will be … These young people are included in the medical high-risk group that the Health Council has defined for adults. … Children aged 16-18 years at higher risk for medical reasons will receive first vaccination soon …
Publication date: 04-19-2021People with a medical risk between the ages of 18-60 years invited from early May on
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/people-with-medical-risk-between-ages-of-18-60-years-invited-from-early-may-on… in the first week of May, people under 60 who are at risk for medical reasons, i.e. the group eligible for the … in this group are prioritised because they have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. This includes people … to respiratory tract infections. People in the medical high-risk groups already received their invitations for COVID-19 …
Publication date: 04-20-2021New hold on vaccination with AstraZeneca for people under 60 years
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-hold-on-vaccination-with-astrazeneca-for-people-under-60-years… Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb. The EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is currently investigating this … the investigation are expected on Wednesday, 7 April. A new assessment about the use of AstraZeneca will be made at that … in 1961 or later. For people aged 60 or over, the health risk from contracting COVID-19 is much higher than the risk …
Publication date: 04-02-2021PFAS in Dutch women’s breast milk
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pfas-in-dutch-womens-breast-milk… In 82 percent of the samples, the levels were below the risk limit. Below this limit, no harmful effects are … in breast milk. 82 percent of women are below the PFAS risk limit RIVM compared PFAS levels with the risk limit for PFAS in breast milk. If the level is below …
Publication date: 07-01-2026Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 12 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/12… Vaccination starts for medical high risk groups … for elderly people and for people in the medical high-risk group due to neurological disorders accompanied by … has been made for four categories in the the medical high-risk groups . This applies to people whose immune system is …
Publication date: 04-02-2021Information about cervical cancer screening (Polish)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/cervical-cancer-screening-programme/information-in-multiple-languages/polishWe use the population screening to detect if someone is at risk of cervical cancer. Early detection can prevent… Każdego roku około 900 osób w Holandii zapada na raka szyjki macicy. Co roku około 200 osób umiera wskutek tej choroby…
Publication date: 07-07-2026What is the PIENTER study?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pienter/study… and Exposures in the Netherlands To Evaluate trends and Risks. … come into contact with an infectious disease and what the risk factors are. We are also studying how well vaccines … how often they occur and which groups are at greater risk. Read more about the previous rounds and results of …
Publication date: 07-31-2026Different vaccine very soon available to people under 60, instead of AstraZeneca
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/different-vaccine-very-soon-available-to-people-under-60-instead-of-astrazeneca… impact on five groups. This involves people at higher risk for medical reasons who are unable to travel, people … People at higher risk for medical reasons who are unable to travel This …
Publication date: 04-13-2021Asthma and COPD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pesticides-health-effects/asthma-copd… living near agricultural and horticultural areas are at risk of developing asthma or COPD as a result of pesticide …
Publication date: 07-22-2026Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 15, 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/15… born in 2003, 2004 and 2005 who are in a medical high-risk group . The first young people in this group will soon … in the first week of May, people under 60 who are at risk for medical reasons , i.e. the group eligible for the … This was the conclusion reached by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines …
Publication date: 04-22-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 14 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/14… 60 has a direct impact on five groups: people at higher risk for medical reasons who are unable to travel, people … can be attributed to the vaccine. The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency … in 2003, 2004 and 2005) who are in one of the medical high-risk groups . This vaccine has been approved for people aged …
Publication date: 04-20-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 13 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/13… This was the conclusion reached by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency …
Publication date: 04-12-2021(International) signals of infectious diseases
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/international-signals… figures on West Nile fever 3 August, 2026 | Gonorrhea Risk assessment resistant gonorrhoea Since 2022, gonorrhoea … | Ebola Ebola confirmed in healthcare worker in France: risk of spread in Europe remains very small Current …
Publication date: 07-01-2026Sewage as an indicator of health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19/sewage/indicator-health… & Hepatology. SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: potential health risk, but also data source. Article on …
Publication date: 04-21-2021GPs will invite under-60s with Down's syndrome or morbid obesity for GGD vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/gps-will-invite-under-60s-with-downs-syndrome-or-morbid-obesity-for-ggd-vaccination… People in these two groups have a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. Many of them have … receive their vaccination from week 17 on. Other medical risk groups The other groups at higher risk for medical reasons will be vaccinated via other …
Publication date: 04-16-2021Vaccination with AstraZeneca continues for people aged 60 years and older
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-with-astrazeneca-continues-for-people-aged-60-years-and-older… People under 60 years old who are in the medical high-risk groups; that means people with Down’s Syndrome, people … under 60. Progress on vaccination of the elderly, high-risk patients and care workers Vaccinating vulnerable target groups (the elderly, patients at higher risk for medical reasons, and care workers) as soon as …
Publication date: 04-09-2021Current information about Dermatophilosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/en/dermatophilosis/current-situation… farmers, veterinarians and petting zoo staff, have a higher risk of getting dermatophilosis. Men who have sex with men, are also at higher risk. This is because the bacteria can be transmitted …
Publication date: 07-08-2026