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Launch of the European project RISK-HUNT3R

The new Horizon 2020 project RISK-HUNT3R: RISK assessment of chemicals integrating HUman centric Next generation Testing strategies promoting the 3Rs was launched on 1 June.

Effects of COVID-19 vaccination becoming increasingly visible

In the past calendar week, there were 43% fewer hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19 compared to the week before.

People born in 1981 invited for COVID-19 vaccination

As of today, people born in 1981 can schedule an appointment online via www.coronavaccinatie-afspraak.nl for vaccination by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs).

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.