Starting in September 2025, babies can get an injection against RSV. The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause serious respiratory infections, especially in young babies. Between 1,500 and 3,000 babies end up in hospital every year as a result of RSV. The injection protects babies against severe illness resulting from the virus during their first year of life.

The proportion of children vaccinated within the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) has fallen for the second year in a row. This is according to the report ‘Vaccination coverage and annual report of the Dutch National Immunisation Programme for 2022’. RIVM is concerned about this decline.