The periodic update on ‘Participation in COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands’ will scaled down in frequency. The update will be posted once every four weeks. Due to the Easter holidays, the next update will be posted on Wednesday, 12 April 2023.

21 March 2023 | 16:00 

Vaccination figures for autumn round of COVID-19 repeat vaccination

From 19 September 2022 to 19 March 2023, more than 4.2 million repeat vaccinations against COVID-19 were administered. Vaccination coverage for the repeat vaccination among people over 60 has now reached 60.7%.

The periodic update on ‘Participation in COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands’ will scaled down in frequency. The update will be posted once every four weeks. Due to the Easter holidays, the next update will be posted on Wednesday, 12 April 2023.

The repeat vaccination is available to everyone aged 12 years and older who has completed the basic series of COVID-19 vaccinations. People can get the repeat vaccination starting from 3 months after their last COVID-19 vaccination or 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. You can make an appointment via planjeprik.nl. Walk-in vaccinations are still possible at many locations. For more information, see www.prikkenzonderafspraak.nl.

Table 1. Vaccination coverage for repeat vaccination against COVID-19 in the autumn round, completed basic series, week 38 (2022) to week 11 (2023). 1-2

Age group Birth year Vaccination coverage for repeat vaccination
in autumn round, in relation
to population of the Netherlands		 Vaccination coverage for repeat vaccination
in autumn round, in relation
to completed basic series
12 years and older 2010 and before 26.9% 33.6%
18 years and older 2004 and before 28.9% 35.2%
60 years and older 1962 and before 60.7% 65.4%
  1. Source: CIMS+ method
  2. The repeat vaccination is available to everyone aged 12 years and older who has completed the basic series of COVID-19 vaccinations. The first invitations were sent to people aged 60 years and older, people in medical risk groups, and care workers who have contact with patients or clients. From 22 February 2023, the repeat vaccination will also be available for children aged 5-11 years in medical high-risk groups who have completed the basic series. People who are eligible for a repeat vaccination can be vaccinated starting from 3 months after their last COVID-19 vaccination or 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Sla de grafiek Number of people who received a repeat vaccination against COVID-19 over en ga naar de datatabel

Figure 1: Cumulative number of people who received a repeat vaccination against COVID-19 in the autumn 2022 round, week 38 (2022) to week 11 (2023), by vaccination round. 1–2

  1. Source: CIMS/CoronIT
  2. The repeat vaccination is available to everyone aged 12 years and older who has completed the basic series of COVID-19 vaccinations. The first invitations were sent to people aged 60 years and older, people in medical risk groups, and care workers who have contact with patients or clients. From 22 February 2023, the repeat vaccination will also be available for children aged 5-11 years in medical high-risk groups who have completed the basic series. People who are eligible for a repeat vaccination can be vaccinated starting from 3 months after their last COVID-19 vaccination or 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Sla de grafiek Vaccination coverage for repeat vaccination against COVID-19 by birth year and week over en ga naar de datatabel

Figure 2: Vaccination coverage for repeat vaccination against COVID-19 in the autumn round, compared to total population of the Netherlands, by birth year and week, week 38, 2022 to week 11, 2023. 1–2

  1. Source: CIMS/CoronIT
  2. The repeat vaccination is available to everyone aged 12 years and older who has completed the basic series of COVID-19 vaccinations. The first invitations were sent to people aged 60 years and older, people in medical risk groups, and care workers who have contact with patients or clients. From 22 February 2023, the repeat vaccination will also be available for children aged 5-11 years in medical high-risk groups who have completed the basic series. RIVM has no information on how many children are this category, so it cannot be displayed in the chart. People who are eligible for a repeat vaccination can be vaccinated starting from 3 months after their last COVID-19 vaccination or 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Links

Go to the Coronavirus Dashboard provided by the Dutch national government to see the daily situation update and the number of vaccinations that have been administered.

Schedule for COVID-19 updates

Weekly update When
Figures on COVID-19 vaccination coverage Monthly on Tuesday afternoon
Figures on vaccine effectiveness in preventing hospital admissions Monthly on Tuesday afternoon
Mortality figures Weekly on Thursday afternoon
Figures on pathogen surveillance of virus variants Weekly on Friday afternoon
Reproduction number

Twice per week on Coronavirus Dashboard
Figures on coronavirus monitoring in sewage research Three times per week on Coronavirus Dashboard
RIVM has the underlying data sets used in researching various topics related to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This includes data on newly reported COVID-19 infections, research results from pathogen surveillance, and data from coronavirus monitoring in sewage research. These data sets are public and can be downloaded.