Dietary reference values for proteins

The Health Council of the Netherlands has carried out a periodic evaluation of dietary reference values for protein in children ...

Advisory report | 02-03-2021

Population Screening Act: study of the quality of home genetic testing

Hogeschool Leiden has requested a permit under the Population Screening Act (Dutch: WBO) for a study called “Check the test” ...

Advisory report | 09-02-2021

Ethical and legal considerations COVID-19 vaccination

Currently, the Dutch government has no intention of using interventions that restrict individual choice to increase COVID-19 ...

Advisory report | 04-02-2021

COVID-19-vaccination: AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s vaccine is efficacious in adults and medical risk groups. It is not yet possible to calculate the vaccine’s ...

Advisory report | 04-02-2021

Requirements for proof of SARS-CoV-2 testing: ethical and legal conditions

The Dutch cabinet is exploring the extent to which SARS-CoV-2 testing requirements may further individual freedoms and improve ...

Advisory report | 14-01-2021

COVID-19 vaccination: The Moderna vaccine and the vaccination strategy

Those aged 60 and above are at greatest risk of severe morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. The Moderna vaccine is very ...

Advisory report | 11-01-2021

COVID-19 vaccination: BioNTech/Pfizer

People aged 60 and above are at the greatest risk of severe morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. The efficacy of the ...

Advisory report | 24-12-2020

Assessment framework for vaccinations

For consistent advice on public vaccination programs, the permanent Committe on Vaccinations uses an assessment framework in ...

Other | 21-12-2020

COVID-19 and vaccination against pneumococci (2)

In 2018, the Health Council recommended that elderly people aged between 60 and 80 should be offered a vaccination against ...

Advisory report | 17-12-2020

Comments on draft report Methyl isobutyl ketone

Other | 08-12-2020