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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentVaccination against pneumococcal disease for medical risk groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pneumococci/vaccination-against-pneumococcal-disease-for-medical-risk-groups… Some people have health conditions that cause a higher risk of serious illness due to pneumococcal disease. They … The medical risk groups for pneumococcal disease include: people with … as a result If you are in one or more of these medical risk groups, you can get a vaccination against pneumococcal …
Publication date: 09-09-2025Rabies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rabies… are bitten, scratched or licked by an infected animal. The risk of infection is very low in the Netherlands. People who … raccoons), or by bats (also in the Netherlands). Another risk in the Netherlands comes from unvaccinated dogs and … have a lyssavirus infection. That is why there is a minimal risk of catching rabies after contact with bats. Bats almost …
Publication date: 09-01-2025New safety data confirms hydroxyapatite in nanoform is safe for oral care products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-safety-data-confirms-hydroxyapatite-in-nanoform-is-safe-for-oral-care-products… and is not significantly taken up by cells. The safety assessment applies only to specific types of HAP … on HAP nano comes after the SCCS’s fourth review. Earlier assessments by the SCCS were inconclusive regarding the … do not meet these criteria will require a separate safety assessment. Reflection by RIVM The case of HAP nano …
Publication date: 09-15-2025Hepatitis B vaccination upon request
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hepatitis-b/vaccination-upon-request… you effective protection against hepatitis B. Children and risk groups can get a free vaccination against hepatitis B. … National Immunisation Programm e at 3, 5 and 12 months old. Risk groups Hepatitis B is more common among sex workers and … through the hepatitis B vaccination programme for risk groups . People who are at higher risk at work People …
Publication date: 09-09-2025EFSA’s re-evaluation of silver as a food additive is inconclusive
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/efsas-re-evaluation-of-silver-as-food-additive-is-inconclusive… its safety due to critical gaps in scientific data. The assessment was intended to address questions surrounding the … data to determine whether the additive posed a health risk. In response, the European Commission invited … necessary information and quality to support a conclusive risk assessment. Insufficient data on particle form and …
Publication date: 09-15-2025Issue 25
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/25… EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that anyone who … the need to protect citizens, especially those at risk of severe COVID-19, and the desire to open up our …
Publication date: 07-19-2021Young people born in 2008 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2008-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-10-2021Young people born in 2006 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2006-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-05-2021More attention needs to be paid to the safe recycling of waste
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-attention-needs-to-be-paid-to-safe-recycling-of-waste… and electronic equipment. The selection process involved an assessment of, among other things, the volume of the waste … the presence of substances of concern, the accompanying risks and the effort it takes to remove the substances of …
Publication date: 07-20-2021Issue 24
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/24… The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency …
Publication date: 07-15-2021Official start to ban PFAS in Europe
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/official-start-to-ban-pfas-in-europe… survey completion is 17 October 2021 In order to make such assessments, the five countries depend on cooperation with … often have the most detailed information required in such assessments. The questionnaire is open until 17 October 2021 …
Publication date: 07-15-2021SUNSHINE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/sunshine… WP3; the development and implementation of the similarity assessment, grouping and read-across approaches in WP4; …
Publication date: 07-29-2021PHIRI
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/phiri… sustainability . RIVM performs a health information system assessment of Malta and vice versa. WP 4 Health Information …
Publication date: 07-29-2021Issue 23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/23… to the direct and indirect health benefits (such as lower risk of more restrictive measures) for the young people … people aged 16 and 17 years old who are in the medical high-risk groups and young people aged 12-17 years with health …
Publication date: 07-02-2021Hepatitis B
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hepatitis-b… grows worse, it is known as cirrhosis of the liver. The risk of this depends on how active the virus was and on the … People who have cirrhosis of the liver are also at higher risk for developing liver cancer, which can eventually lead … in the course of their work Some people have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from hepatitis B, including …
Publication date: 09-09-2025Issue 26
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/26… TTS) and the mRNA vaccines Comirnaty© and Spikevax© (risk of myocarditis and pericarditis). …
Publication date: 07-22-2021Pneumococcal vaccination upon request
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pneumococci/pneumococcal-vaccination-upon-request… as people taking immunosuppressant medicine) have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from pneumococcal disease. … people aged 78 and older (born in 1947 or before). Medical risk groups Some people have health conditions that cause a higher risk of serious illness due to pneumococcal disease. This …
Publication date: 09-09-2025CORE-MD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/core-md… methods for clinical investigation and evaluation of high-risk medical devices … review methodologies for the clinical evaluation of high-risk medical devices and recommend new designs to set an …
Publication date: 07-29-2021JATC2
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/jatc2… influences like marketing and accessibility, heighten the risks of initiation, addiction, and harm. To reduce … regulate device design, and educate consumers on health risks. Hazardous Substances in the Aerosols of E-Cigarettes … mixing, and chemical reactions during storage heighten risks. Recommended measures include banning harmful …
Publication date: 07-22-2021Potential of nanomaterials in food packaging to improve food safety and sustainability
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/potential-of-nanomaterials-in-food-packaging-to-improve-food-safety-and-sustainability… Using nanomaterials in food packaging can help reduce such risks. However, it is essential to be aware that … migrate from packaging into food, so the potential risks to human health from the nanomaterials themselves must …
Publication date: 09-15-2025