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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRespiratory infections now in season
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/respiratory-infections-now-in-season-2025… muscle pain, headache or tiredness. Some people are more at risk A person who has a respiratory infection can pass it on … very young children. COVID-19 and flu cause an additional risk of serious respiratory infection for older people and …
Publication date: 10-03-2025No 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: 10-05-2021Current information about meningococcal disease
https://www.rivm.nl/en/meningococcal-disease/current-information… nightclub Club Chemistry between 5 and 15 March 2026 The risk to the general population in the United Kingdom is … all pupils and students in the United Kingdom, only to the risk groups mentioned above. Travellers to the United …
Publication date: 03-18-2026Hygiene guidelines for sex businesses and sex workers
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hygiene-guidelines-sex-businesses-sex-workers… Why? Safe sex and personal hygiene help to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reduce … routes by which pathogens are spread is via the hands. The risk of infection is reduced by cleaning hands at the right … Advice: In cases where there is an increased risk of the transmission of STIs, such as in men who have …
Publication date: 04-29-2019More than two million invitations to get vaccinated against HPV in 2023
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-than-two-million-invitations-to-get-vaccinated-against-hpv-in-2023… first vaccination against HPV. Protection against high-risk types HPV is a highly contagious and common virus that … than one hundred types of HPV, some of which pose a high risk of cancer. HPV types 16 and 18 are the most dangerous. …
Publication date: 01-11-2023New radon measurements conducted in specific workplaces
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-radon-measurements-conducted-in-specific-workplaces… to high radon concentrations for many years run a higher risk of developing lung cancer. This risk is higher for smokers than for non-smokers. What did …
Publication date: 03-18-2025Previous rounds of PIENTER
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pienter/previous-rounds… how often they occur and which groups are at greater risk of being infected. The results of PIENTER-Corona … provided insight into: The number of infections The risk factors for infection The effect of vaccinations With …
Publication date: 07-31-2026Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 2 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/2… the oldest, regardless of whether they are in a medical risk group. This is because the vaccine has been very …
Publication date: 01-14-2021Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 2 2020
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2020/2… This means that people aged over 60 years and medical risk groups will be the first to be vaccinated. The final …
Publication date: 12-30-2020Newsletter on COVID-19 vaccination issue 1 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/1… than expected in this group, and they also have the highest risk of severe illness and death due to COVID-19. …
Publication date: 01-11-2021Issue 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: 09-07-2021Potential 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: 09-15-2025Cholera
https://www.rivm.nl/en/cholera… but may have dull or pressing abdominal pain. The greatest risk of cholera is dehydration because patients lose a lot … food or water. Crustaceans and shellfish pose an additional risk because the bacteria can accumulate in them. The stools …
Publication date: 04-13-2026About 100 COVID-19 infections detected per week through source and contact tracing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/about-100-covid-19-infections-detected-per-week-through-source-and-contact-tracing… infected person has been in contact recently and who are at risk of also being infected with the novel coronavirus. … contacts of the infected person and tells them about the risk of infection and the measures to be taken to prevent …
Publication date: 07-14-2020Norovirus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/norovirus… can get a norovirus infection. Some people have a higher risk of becoming ill. This is especially applicable to … For example, they might be ill for longer, or have a higher risk of dehydration. This mainly applies to: young children …
Publication date: 11-11-2025NanoReg2
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoregii… concept aims to reduce potential health and environmental risks early in the innovation process. Such a concept aims … process of a product/material, to eliminate or minimise the risk of adverse effects during its life cycle including …
Publication date: 01-04-2016Polio
https://www.rivm.nl/en/polio… doses) could get the disease. Some people have a higher risk of paralysis: older people (over 65) – the risk of paralysis increases as a person gets older young …
Publication date: 10-20-2022Doetinchem Cohort Study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/doetinchem-cohort-study… in 1987 as a monitoring study on cardiovascular disease risk factors, with an age-sex stratified sample from the … life course in life style and health, the relations between risk factors and the occurrence of disease, and generational …
Publication date: 06-07-2021News and activities WHO CC on Behavioural Science for Health Emergency Preparedness and Resilience
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-on-behavioural-science-for-health-emergency-preparedness-and-resilience/news-and-activities… twice per year to better understand how people perceive risks, respond to public health guidance, and prepare for … by RIVM, and use behavioural data to inform policy and risk communication for better health, and in preparation for …
Publication date: 09-29-2025Assessment of levels of dioxins and DL-PCBs in meat of laying hens corresponding to EU maximum levels in hen eggs
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/assessment-of-levels-of-dioxins-and-dl-pcbs-in-meat-of-laying-hens-corresponding-to-eu… Assessment of levels of dioxins and DL-PCBs in meat of … Assessment of levels of dioxins and DL-PCBs in meat of …
Publication date: 12-16-2020