[The value of booster vaccination against COVID-19]. / Boostervaccinatie tegen covid-19.

The first vaccines against Covid-19 were approved in December 2020 and administered in the Netherlands from the beginning of January 2021. As of November 2021, The Dutch government has started its booster programme to administer an additional vaccine dose to the population.This paper discusses the current knowledge about the duration of protection of the Covid-19 vaccines that are used in the Netherlands, and the added value of booster vaccination.