Vaccines very effective against hospital and ICU admissions, also for Delta variant COVID-19 vaccines work well in preventing people from being admitted to hospital or ICU for COVID-19, according to a new analysis by RIVM.
COVID-19 vaccination reduces transmission Vaccination against COVID-19 reduces the transmission of the virus from one person to another. This is apparent from RIVM research using data from source and contact tracing by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs).
Nearly 85% of people aged 18 and over have had at least one vaccination The RIVM vaccination update this week has been expanded to include three maps of the Netherlands. For the first time, it is now possible to see vaccination turnout by municipality for everyone aged 18 years and over.
Hospital admissions appear to have peaked, 44% fewer positive COVID-19 tests 541 new COVID-19 hospital admissions were reported last week, 23 fewer than in the week before, when 564 people with COVID-19 were admitted to hospital.
European critical loads: database, biodiversity and ecosystems at risk Approximately 79 percent of the nature reserves (Natura 2000 areas) in EU countries are estimated to be exposed to an excess of nitrogen deposition in 2020.
Construction officially starts on new accommodations for VWS / RIVM and CBG Hugo de Jonge, Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, marked the official start of construction on the new accommodations for RIVM and for the Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG).
A critical look at the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials On 14 June 2017, the European Commission launched the “European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials” (EUON). As registration is not mandatory, the EUON is limited in detailed information.
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Intake of food contaminants via Wheel of Five, the Dutch Dietary Guidelines The intake of the majority of 28 investigated contaminants is within an acceptable range if people eat and drink according to the Wheel of Five (Dutch Dietary Guidelines).
Important role for RIVM Director-General in global network of National Public Health Institutes IANPHI Director-General André van der Zande of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM was named Vice President and member of the Executive Board of IANPHI at its 2017 Ann