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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: 04-15-2025Stricter requirements needed for assessment of plant protection products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/stricter-requirements-needed-for-assessment-of-plant-protection-products… Changes are needed in the assessment framework used to assess plant protection … missing According to the RIVM study, the current assessment framework do not include some of the information … the methods that are needed to do so. Research in Europe on risks of plant protection products Various institutions in …
Publication date: 11-18-2021Understanding 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: 04-01-2025VECTOR study – Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 related hospital admissions in risk groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/vector… vaccinated and still get COVID-19 generally have a lower risk of a severe course of the disease, and therefore have a lower risk of being admitted to hospital due to COVID-19. The … also possible to look at vaccine effectiveness in specific risk groups. The study also examines how long protection …
Publication date: 11-22-2021European project COHESIVE develops sustainable One Health approaches
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/european-project-cohesive-develops-sustainable-one-health-approaches… food and environmental domains in the area of signalling, risk assessment and control of (emerging) zoonoses in and between … (One Health) approach to share signals, assess risks and coordinate the response is essential to minimise … tool to help select the best suitable tool supporting risk assessment in a specific situation. These guidelines will be …
Publication date: 11-08-2021Commission 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: 04-11-2025Generic framework for coronavirus measures in effect before 25 September 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/frameworks-for-covid-19-measures/generic/measures-in-effect-before-25-september-2021… This framework replaces previous guidance documents and assessment frameworks provided by RIVM. Specific parts of … are fewer changes in personnel, there will be a smaller risk of spreading COVID-19 in the event of asymptomatic or … an occupational hygienist can, after a site visit and assessment, advise the entrepreneur on specifically …
Publication date: 11-11-2021We 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: 04-01-2025Zoonoses Report 2020 focuses on emerging zoonoses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/zoonoses-report-2020-focuses-on-emerging-zoonoses… Virus in 2020 show that so-called emerging zoonoses pose a risk to the Netherlands. Zoonoses are diseases that can be …
Publication date: 11-26-2021Objectives 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: 04-01-2025Summaries 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: 04-08-2025Duty 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: 04-03-2025Coronavirus variant Omicron found in 13 positive tests so far
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/coronavirus-variant-omicron-found-in-13-positive-tests-so-far… returning to the Netherlands from countries with Omicron risk: please get tested People who returned on Monday 22 … who recently travelled from one of the designated high-risk countries to the Netherlands should go into quarantine …
Publication date: 11-28-2021Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in hospital nearly 20 years younger than vaccinated patients
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/unvaccinated-covid-19-patients-in-hospital-nearly-20-years-younger-than-vaccinated-patients… unchanged in July through October. This means that the risk of hospital admission with COVID-19 is 17 times lower … fully vaccinated people than for non-vaccinated people. The risk of ICU admission is 33 times lower. Vaccine … high than vaccine effectiveness in younger age groups. The risk of hospital admission was more than 9 times higher …
Publication date: 11-05-2021Vector-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: 04-01-2025Invitation for booster vaccination sent to people over 80
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/invitation-for-booster-vaccination-sent-to-people-over-80… protection from vaccination is waning, thus increasing the risk of serious illness. The older age groups are the most …
Publication date: 11-18-2021Awareness and use of cigarillos, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches relatively low
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/awareness-and-use-of-cigarillos-heated-tobacco-and-nicotine-pouches-relatively-low… also expects that better informing the public about health risks will result in fewer people using the products. Not …
Publication date: 11-11-2021