Documents

1. Pyridine; Evaluation of the carcinogenicity and genotoxicity

   Pyridine is used as a chemical intermediate in the production of amongst others pesticides, pharmaceuticals, textile water ...

   Advisory report | 29-08-2023

2. Employee vaccination: tick-borne encephalitis

   People who are regularly bitten by ticks in the course of their work should be offered vaccination against tick-borne ...

   Advisory report | 24-08-2023

3. Rubber dusts and rubber fumes

   Exposure in the manufacturing industry is considered to be carcinogenic. Since the composition of rubber dusts and rubber fumes ...

   Advisory report | 03-07-2023

4. Routine vaccination programme against COVID-19

   Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large proportion of the Dutch population has developed immunity through ...

   Advisory report | 28-06-2023

5. Pneumococcal vaccination of children (2023)

   A pneumococcal infection can cause serious illness. Vaccination has been offered to children for some time. They are currently ...

   Advisory report | 20-06-2023

6. Pneumococcal vaccination of the elderly (2023)

   A pneumococcal infection can cause serious illness. Vaccination has been offered to the elderly since 2020 with the ...

   Advisory report | 20-06-2023

7. Guideline for the classification of carcinogenic substances

   The Health Council evaluates the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of substances to which workers can be exposed in the workplace. ...

   Other | 19-06-2023

8. Population Screening Act: Tomosynthesis in the national breast cancer screening programme

   The health screening organisation Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland, in collaboration with Radboud University Medical Centre ...

   Advisory report | 30-03-2023

9. BCG vaccination and COVID-19; follow-up advisory report

   Since late 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have been available that have proven effective in protecting against severe disease. At the ...

   Advisory report | 29-03-2023

10. Employee vaccination: flu

    For most people, catching the flu is not serious, but it can be serious for people in high-risk groups. These people are offered ...

    Advisory report | 28-03-2023