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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentMore than health risks play a role in compliance with coronavirus measures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-than-health-risks-play-role-in-compliance-with-coronavirus-measures… The risk of COVID-19 is not the only factor that determines compliance with the coronavirus measures; other risks also play a role. Examples include reduced quality of … and child protection services had to intervene, despite the risks of infection. It was striking to note that analysis …
Publication date: 10-08-2021PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Safety of materials and products already starts at the design phase
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/safety-of-materials-and-products-already-starts-at-design-phase… technological developments are safe in 2050. When health risks for people and planet are taken into account in the … as other chemicals, they may potentially pose health risks. Safe-by-Design is about ensuring that safety is … key role in this context, not least in rapid and effective assessment of the impact substances can have. This approach …
Publication date: 10-26-2021Frequently asked questions about the flu jab, pneumococcal vaccination and COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-jab/faqs-flu-jab-pneumococcal-vaccination-and-covid-19… the next few months. This involves people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu. Flu is an …
Publication date: 10-14-2021Vaccination reduces transmission to unvaccinated household members by 63% for Delta variant
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-reduces-transmission-to-unvaccinated-household-members-by-63-for-delta-variant… Vaccination protects against COVID-19, and also reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to others. RIVM research …
Publication date: 10-18-2021FORMATEX23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/formatex23… for the re-certification of the Dutch Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), operated by RIVM, as part of the … countries. RIVM took part through the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). RIVM role RIVM deployed the Dutch … screening services, quick measurements, sampling, and risk or impact assessments. The team offered rapid and …
Publication date: 06-02-2022Current knowledge on microplastics in the soil is still inadequate
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-knowledge-on-microplastics-in-soil-is-still-inadequate… microplastics on humans, plants and animals. Assessing the risks of different types of microplastics to the soil simultaneously. Existing frameworks for the risk assessment of substances are unsuitable for this, as …
Publication date: 06-12-2022NextGEM
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nextgem… bands, and develop and validate tools for evidence-based risk assessment. …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Climate change
https://www.rivm.nl/en/climate-change… point in the Netherlands and we model skin cancer risks in relation to UV exposure. During heat waves we … International context RIVM’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water develops and …
Publication date: 10-26-2021IRISS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/iriss… CHARISMA, SusNanoFab, NanoHarmony , NanoSolveIT, RiskGone, HARMLESS, NanoFabNet, PATROLS , EuPC, ECP4, IUMRS … IRISS envisages interaction with the Partnership on the assessment of risks of chemicals ( PARC ) to ensure cross-fertilisation …
Publication date: 06-01-2022TransPharm
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/transpharm… on the environment; Develop an environmental sustainability assessment system, improving life cycle assessments for pharmaceuticals; Identify barriers and … work package where we work on environmental sustainaility assessment of pharmaceuticals. Dr Yasmin de Wit coordinates …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Issue 33
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/33… approved for use in people aged 12 years and older. Risk of immune thrombocytopenia after vaccination with … mistakenly targets platelets, has been confirmed as a rare risk following vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria … cines/dhpc/vaxzevria-previously-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-risk-thrombocytopenia-including-immune] The Medicines …
Publication date: 10-26-2021Nearly twice as many cases involving long-term symptoms after COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nearly-twice-as-many-cases-involving-long-term-symptoms-after-covid-19… preventing long-term symptoms show mixed results. Further assessment is therefore needed to make informed statements …
Publication date: 06-21-2022Mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox… MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with … or breathing, if people are very close to each other. The risk of spreading mpox in this way currently appears to be … an mpox lesion How can I prevent mpox? You can reduce the risk of mpox by not having intimate or skin-to-skin contact …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Monkeypox continues spreading
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/monkeypox-continues-spreading… which people connected to the patient may also be at risk of infection. These ‘high-risk contacts’ are offered advice from the GGD and access to a vaccination. This vaccination reduces the risk that the virus will spread through the body and can …
Publication date: 06-30-2022SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/SARS-CoV-2-infections-continue-to-rise… the coronavirus”. Even so, a repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital, making it one and a half … after the booster jab. Also, the booster jab reduces the risk of hospital admission by more than 3 times compared to the basic series of vaccinations. The risk of infecting someone else is also reduced after a …
Publication date: 06-28-2022About the study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19/about-the-study… will present results on changes in healthcare use, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information … on occurrence of physical and mental symptoms, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information …
Publication date: 06-22-2022Upward trend in infections continues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/upward-trend-in-infections-continues… the BA.5 variant does not appear to involve a very high risk of severe illness, the virus can still have serious … serious illness and hospital admission and reduces the risk that you will pass the virus on to others. For everyone …
Publication date: 06-21-2022No evidence of more serious illness from COVID-19 among Q fever patients
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/no-evidence-of-more-serious-illness-from-covid-19-among-q-fever-patients… whether people who previously had Q fever had an increased risk of contracting COVID-19, and whether they had a more … groups were tested more often because they have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The coronavirus was …
Publication date: 10-05-2021Research on behavioural rules and well-being: round 15
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science-and-covid-19/results-of-study-behavioural-measures-and-well-being/round-15… a yellow, orange or red area. Travellers from a very high-risk area are subject to mandatory quarantine. After … of the 131 participants who returned from a very high-risk area complied with mandatory quarantine; 56% received …
Publication date: 10-28-2021