Different vaccine very soon available to people under 60, instead of AstraZeneca

Vaccination with AstraZeneca will continue for people aged 60 years and older; the vaccine is still very necessary for that target group.
13-04-2021 | 21:32

Vaccination with AstraZeneca continues for people aged 60 years and older

As advised by the Health Council of the Netherlands, vaccination with AstraZeneca will be continued for people born in 1960 or before.  People under the age of 60 will receive a different vaccine.
09-04-2021 | 20:53

Fewer coronavirus infections among people who kept distancing

People who follow the advice to stay 1.5 apart from others are less likely to contract the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

08-04-2021 | 18:03

Coronavirus monitoring in sewage research expanded and extended

Since March 2020, RIVM has been working with the water boards in the Netherlands to monitor sewage for traces of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The measurements are an important supplement to other COVID-19 studies.
08-04-2021 | 12:19
Werkbezoek Hugo de Jonge aan een rioolwaterzuiveringsinstallatie in Leiden

New hold on vaccination with AstraZeneca for people under 60 years

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) has decided to stop vaccinating with the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca for people under 60 (born in 1961 or later), effectively from now until Wednesday.
02-04-2021 | 17:47
Package COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca