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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: 04-01-2025Flu jab for additional groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-jab-for-additional-groups… aged 60 years and older, and to people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus due to … vaccine doses are available. People in the additional risk groups can contact their GP directly between 1 October …
Publication date: 09-22-2021Commission 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: 04-01-2025Objectives 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: 04-01-2025Issue 31
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/31… was established earlier this year to vaccinate people at risk for an allergic reaction under the supervision of an … The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency … regarding COVID-19 vaccination, and the COVID-19 infection risk during pregnancy ( MedicalScholing.nl click here for …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Vaccination coverage increases for second consecutive year, by 10% for HPV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-coverage-increases-for-second-consecutive-year-by-10-for-hpv… representatives from various population groups for further assessment of why this is the case. It is important to … among these groups. Higher vaccination coverage reduces the risk of outbreaks of diseases such as measles. Outbreak of …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Summaries 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: 04-08-2025Launch of Integrated Health Monitor COVID-19: large-scale study on public health impact of COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/launch-of-integrated-health-monitor-covid-19-large-scale-study-on-public-health-impact-of… also be collected within existing panels in short-cycle assessments, and the Public Mental Healthcare Monitor …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Crisis communication changes from one moment to the next
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/crisis-communication-changes-from-one-moment-to-the-next… experience a need for clear and reliable information about risks to their health and measures to mitigate those risks. In the course of her PhD research , Marion de Vries … She looked at public perception in the Netherlands of the risks and the mitigating measures that were adopted, and how …
Publication date: 09-21-2021Duty 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: 04-03-2025Livestock farming and residential health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/livestock-farming-and-health/livestock-farming-and-residential-health… negative associations that was identified is an additional risk of pneumonia among people living near goat and/or … confirmed in these regions: researchers saw an additional risk of pneumonia in proximity to goat farms, for several … who live near goat farms are generally slightly more at risk to develop pneumonia than people who live around other …
Publication date: 09-10-2021Issue 30
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/30… vaccination. This is because pregnant women have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than women who are not …
Publication date: 09-07-2021Dust in IJmond contains many PAHs and metals
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/dust-in-ijmond-contains-many-pahs-and-metals… other metals in the dust are not expected to form a health risk. Highest levels in Wijk aan Zee The quantities of PAHs … metals in the deposited dust. They have also estimated the risks for the health of children aged between one and twelve …
Publication date: 09-03-2021Vector-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: 04-01-2025Livestock farming and health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/livestock-farming-and-health… (supplementary studies). Analysis of health effects, risk factors and emissions of bioaerosols’ . This second …
Publication date: 09-10-2021