Vaccinations have been carried out in the Netherlands since 1957. This is provided by the national vaccination program and takes place at the child health clinic. You do not have to arrange this yourself, but you will automatically receive a call for this. The injections are often given in combination. The NVKP (Dutch Association for Critical Injection) questions the usefulness and safety of vaccinations based on arguments that are not scientifically substantiated.
What is your child vaccinated for and at what age?
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Age child |
Type of vaccination |
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0 months |
HepB |
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2 months |
DPTP-Hib-HepB and Pneu |
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3 months |
DPTP-Hib-HepB and Pneu |
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4 months |
DPTP-Hib-HepB and Pneu |
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11 months |
DPTP-Hib-HepB and Pneu |
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14 months |
MMR and MenC |
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4 years |
DKTP |
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9 years |
DTP and BMR |
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12 years |
HPV (only for girls) consists of 3 injections and there is approximately 6 months between the first and the last injection. The second injection is given approximately 1 month after the first. |
Children born before August 1, 2011 will receive the DKTP-Hib vaccination and children born after August 1, 2011 will receive the DKTP-Hib-HepB vaccination.
What do all those abbreviations stand for and what do these diseases mean?
DKTP-Hib-HepB, what does this stand for and what does it protect against?
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Disease |
Description |
Characteristics |
Side effects of injection |
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Diphtheria |
Infectious disease, can cause heart defects |
Fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, shortness of breath and wheezing breathing |
Slight increase |
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Whooping cough |
Disease in which the airways are inflamed |
Fever, shortness of breath, wheezing and endless, exhausting coughing fits |
Sometimes high fever |
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Tetanus |
This disease is contracted through a wound (falls on the street, street dirt) and leads to muscle cramps. Can result in death. |
Cramps, muscle pain, stiffness (especially of the jaw muscles) |
Slight increase |
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Polio |
It used to be called infantile paralysis. Is an infectious disease. |
Painful muscles, sometimes followed by severe permanent paralysis |
Slight elevation and diarrhea |
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Haemophilus influenzae type B |
Infectious disease |
Coughing and sneezing, but serious side effects include meningitis, pneumonia and blood poisoning |
Slight increase |
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Hepatitis B |
An inflammation caused by a virus |
Nausea, vomiting and jaundice. A complication of this liver inflammation is chronic liver inflammation, which can lead to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer |
BMR, what does this stand for and what does it protect against?
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Disease |
Description |
Characteristics |
Complications disease |
Side effects of injection |
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Mumps |
An inflammation caused by a virus |
Hamster cheeks (due to swollen salivary glands) |
Middle ear infection, meningitis, testicular inflammation |
Fever and rash |
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The measles |
A serious illness caused by a virus |
Cold, high fever, rash consisting of thickened red spots |
Middle ear infection, pneumonia, bronchitis and meningitis |
Fever and rash |
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Rubella |
A viral disease that goes away on its own |
Fever, swollen lymph nodes, rash consisting of light pink spots |
This is not a serious disease, but if pregnant women are infected, the unborn child will be seriously affected |
Fever, rash, swollen glands |
Other injections
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Disease |
Description |
Characteristics |
Complications disease |
Side effects of injection |
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Pneu (Pneumococcal) Pneumococcal disease |
Collective name for diseases caused by bacteria |
Coughing, sneezing |
Meningitis, blood poisoning, pneumonia, middle ear infection |
Increased temperature, sometimes high fever |
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MenC (Meningococcal C) Meningococcal disease |
Collective name for diseases caused by bacteria |
Coughing, sneezing |
Meningitis, blood poisoning, deafness, death |
Increased temperature, sometimes high fever |
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HPV (Human Papillomavirus) |
STD (sexually transmitted disease |
Itching, irritation, development of vaginal warts |
Cervical cancer Every year, about 200 women die from this in the Netherlands and with this vaccination 70% of cases of cervical cancer could be prevented |
Headache, muscle pain, fatigue and sometimes fever |
Why are lampreys combined?
Combining injections does not make the symptoms worse. The injections are often combined because they have the same side effects and therefore only affect your child’s health once. In Belgium, vaccinations are also carried out against the Rotavirus.
The Dutch Association for Critical Pricking
According to the Dutch Critical Injection Association, vaccination is a choice and not an obligation. The association was founded in 1994 by parents who were confronted with negative consequences of vaccination. Unfortunately, it can happen that a child reacts very strongly to a vaccination and it is of course good to look at this critically. Vaccination against HPV in particular is very much under discussion and Japan decided to stop this in 2014 due to the high risk of serious side effects.
All other vaccinations have been given in the Netherlands for many years and the risk of a serious side effect is very small. If you notice that your child is experiencing side effects, please inform Lareb. This foundation registers all side effects, after which they are assessed for causality.