Vaccination against pertussis

In this advisory report, the National Vaccination Programme Review Committee addresses the measures needed to improve pertussis vaccination in the Netherlands. The Health Council previously issued advisory reports on pertussis vaccination in 1997 and 2000.

Committee

• Prof. EJ Ruitenberg, Professor of Immunology; University of Utrecht; Professor of International Public Health; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, chairman
• A Ambler-Huiskes, community medicine physician; Dutch Health Care Inspectorate, The Hague, consultant
• DJA Bolscher, youth health care physician, Gelderland Provincial Vaccination Administration Foundation, Arnhem; Overijssel-Flevoland Provincial Vaccination Administration Foundation, Ommen
• G van ’t Bosch, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague, consultant (since 1 October 2003)
• W Dol, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague, consultant (until 1 October 2003)
• Prof. W van Eden, clinical microbiologist / Professor of Veterinary Immunology; University of Utrecht
• Prof. R de Groot, Professor of Paediatrics; Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Prof. J Huisman, Emeritus Professor of Infectious Disease Control, Rotterdam
• Dr HE de Melker, epidemiologist; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, consultant (since 1 July 2003)
• Prof. JT van Oirschot, Professor of Veterinary Vaccinology; University of Utrecht, ID Lelystad
• Dr TGWM Paulussen, Senior Research Officer in Health Promotion; TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden
• Dr MJ Postma, health economist; University of Groningen
• Prof. JJ Roord, Professor of Paediatrics; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
• J Sekhuis, physician; Health Council, The Hague, consultant (until 31 December 2003)
• Prof. SP Verloove-Vanhorick, Professor of Preventive and Curative Healthcare for Children; University of Leiden, TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden
• Dr HP Verbrugge, youth health care physician; Santpoort
• Dr M Verweij, ethicist; Ethics Institute, University of Utrecht
• ACG Voordouw, physician, MPH; Medicines Evaluation Board, The Hague, consultant
• Dr HL Zaaijer, clinical microbiologist; Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam
• Dr H Houweling, clinical epidemiologist; Health Council, The Hague, secretary