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People born 1947-1951 invited for COVID-19 vaccination starting 6 April

Starting Tuesday 6 April, the first people in the next age group will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination. These people were born in the years from 1947 through 1951.

Single vaccination after COVID-19 infection within the past six months

Starting today, people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past six months can indicate when scheduling a vaccination appointment that they only want one vaccine dose.

Chikungunya infections in the Caribbean region

Since August 2014, there has been an increase in the number of Chikungunya patients in the Caribbean region. Travellers who visit the region can become infected there.

Dr. Els van Schie new director of Environment and Safety

Dr. Els van Schie has been appointed RIVM Director of Environment and Safety as from 1 February 2015. She will succeed Dr. Marcel van Raaij and interim director Dr.

Release of QMRAspot v2 for quantitative microbial risk assessment of drinking water

RIVM has developed a new version of QMRAspot (2.0), a user-friendly computational tool to calculate the risk of becoming infected by pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water.

Annoyance and health effects due to European transportation noise

At least 20 million adults in Europe are annoyed by transportation noise in agglomerations, from motorways, airports or railways.

Statistical Program to Assess Dietary Exposure now available

The Statistical Program to Assess Dietary Exposure (SPADE), developed by RIVM, is now available.