The municipality of Eindhoven starts a four-year trial to boost the vaccination coverage to ninety per cent. The trial will start in the Lakerlopen neighbourhood in Tongelre.
The GGD* will carry out a number of actions as assigned by the municipality. Parents will receive active reminders of vaccination appointments. Vaccinations will be offered in locations in the neighbourhood, and the GGD will spend more time to listen to and speak with parents.
More attention must be given to people’s cultural backgrounds, and those who have important roles in the community will be engaged to raise awareness of the importance of vaccinations.
Vaccination coverage
The trial is necessary because there has been a downward trend in the region for some time. Covid and misinformation on social media have contributed to a falling number of vaccinations. This led to, for example, the outbreak of measles in the spring of 2024. The GGD says the vaccination coverage was between 87 and 91 per cent at the time.
The college says the trial will last for four years and the results will be published so that the approach, if it turns out to bring the desired results, can be copied in other neighbourhoods.
*National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
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Translated and edited by Greta
