In 2023, more people in the Netherlands contracted a disease which is vaccinated against in the context of the National Immunisation Programme (RVP) than in 2022. This is because coronavirus measures, such as physical distancing, were still in effect for part of 2022.

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.