One of the two new patients lives in Noord-Holland or Flevoland, and the other in Overijssel or Gelderland.
Last week, the RIVM reported that it had recorded four positive tests for monkeypox in one week. Six infections had come to light a week earlier and fourteen a week earlier. The number of new cases has been declining since the end of July, now it is 11 weeks in a row.
Vaccinations
From the end of July, people most at risk of contracting the virus can be vaccinated preventively. At least 13,799 people have now had a first vaccination and at least 5,867 of them have also had the second vaccination. These figures are not complete, because an unknown number of people do not want to share vaccination data with RIVM.
Last week, Minister Ernst Kuipers (Public Health) reported that more than 13,000 first shots and nearly 5,000 seconds were made. That turnout was somewhat disappointing for Kuipers and RIVM. The relatively low turnout could be due to the declining number of infections.
About 32,000 people have been invited for the preventive monkeypox vaccine. Transgender people and men who have sex with men can benefit from the injection if they are HIV positive or if they are taking medications to prevent them from contracting HIV.
