Netherlands to add RS jab to vaccination program in autumn 2025
The Netherlands will add the jab against the respiratory syncytial virus (RS virus) to the National Vaccination Program next year. If all goes according to plan, the Dutch health services will offer the RSV vaccination to all babies in their first year of life from the autumn of 2025.
“It is important that we protect children well against various infectious diseases. That is why I am pleased that we can add the vaccination against the RS virus to the National Vaccination Program,” said State Secretary Vincent Karremans of Public Health, Welfare, and Sports.
RSV is the most common cold virus in children. It is most common in winter and causes infections in the respiratory tract. Babies can become very ill from this virus.
“I am following the advice of the Health Council and ensuring that all babies in the Netherlands can be protected against the RS virus in their first year of life,” Karremans said. “This prevents a lot of suffering in babies and their parents and reduces the pressure on healthcare.”
The RIVM is making the necessary preparations to add the RSV vaccination to the program and start offering jabs in the autumn of 2025.
