SLIEDRECHT – Jong JGZ will vaccinate children and young people against DTP-MMR, HPV and MenACWY in the South Holland South region between Monday, September 2 and Thursday, October 17, 2024. Children who have been vaccinated will have the opportunity to previously missed getting their vaccinations.
Eligible children will soon receive an invitation from the RIVM. (Archive photo Hans van der Aa / Sliedrecht24)
It is about:
- Children born in 2015 DTP and MMR
- Children born in 2014. Reminder for children born between 2005-2013 HPV
- Children born in 2010 MenACWY (meningococcal)
Effective
Most parents in the Netherlands (between 92 and 99 percent) choose to vaccinate their child. They mostly see the benefits of vaccines. Vaccines are very effective in reducing illness, serious complications, hospital admissions and deaths from infectious diseases. Research (link is external) shows that vaccinations between 1953 and 1992 prevented around 6,000 to 12,000 deaths in the Netherlands.
2024-08-06 22:02:19
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