According to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), about 90 percent of 2-year-old children have received all shots from the National Vaccination Program. A year earlier this was over 91 percent. The group that did not receive any injections at all remained the same at 4.5 percent. The other children have received some vaccinations, but are still waiting for others. That includes the delayed shots.
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The shots from the National Vaccination Program protect against diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, mumps, measles and rubella. Children and young people can also be vaccinated against HPV, the virus that can cause cervical cancer, and against meningococci.
State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen of Public Health says in a response: “A small decrease in the vaccination rate also gives extra reason to be vigilant. The protection of the Dutch population is determined by the immunity of the entire population.” (ANP)
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