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Invitation letter for COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 85-89 years arriving today

Today, the first 50,000 people in the age group from 85-89 years in the Netherlands will receive an invitation from RIVM for a COVID-19 vaccination.

COVID-19 vaccination resident nursing home 18 January 2021

Last winter’s flu epidemic was short and mild. And then COVID-19 arrived.

The flu epidemic in the winter of 2019/2020 was mild and lasted only 5 weeks.

De griepepidemie in de winter van 2019/2020 was mild en duurde slechts 5 weken.

COVID-19 vaccinations for first residents of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities

Today, the first COVID-19 vaccines will be administered to residents of nursing homes and care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands.

South African coronavirus variant found in the Netherlands

The South African variant of the coronavirus (501Y.V2) has been identified in the Netherlands for the first time.

Update on the spread of the UK coronavirus variant (VOC 202012/01) in the Netherlands

The number of people that have been found to have the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant designated VOC 202012/01 (the UK variant) has risen from 11 to nearly 50 individuals.

First COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands given at GGD vaccination site in Veghel

Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities received the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Netherlands this morning at the GGD vaccination location ‘Hart voor Brabant’ in

Nursing home employee receives the first COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands

Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities invited for COVID-19 vaccination starting today

As of today, the ca. 269,000 care workers of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities in the Netherlands are invited to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.

The spread of the UK coronavirus variant in the Netherlands

The UK variant of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been found in 11 people in the Netherlands so far: 5 people in the Amsterdam region, 5 people in the Rotterdam region and 1 person in the Nijmegen

Improvement of air quality continues

In 2019, the calculated concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10) were below the European limit values in almost the whole of the Netherlands. Locally, the limit value for nitrogen dioxide is still being exceeded.

RIVM international circular economy knowledge partner

As of 7 December 2020, RIVM has become a knowledge partner of the international Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE).