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Assessing the health burden of vaccine-preventable infections in European adults: challenges and opportunities translated into action
Accurate information on the health burden of vaccine-preventable infections (VPIs) is needed to support evidence-informed vaccine policy recommendations and programmes in Europe.
Sequential vaccinations with divergent H1N1influenza virus strains induce multi-H1 cladeneutralizing antibodies in swine
Vaccines that protect against any H1N1 influenza A virus strain would beadvantageous for use in pigs and humans.
Facts and fallacies about vaccination by the Dutch Influenza Foundation
An independent information document for nurses
Australian vaccination warning as flu lingers into summer 2023/24
Winter may be long gone and summer just around the corner, but the flu season is dragging on with all states continuing to record cases.
mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Before vs During Pregnancy and Omicron Infection Among Infants
Infants younger than 6 months are at risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.
EU Countries miss flu vaccination target (except for one)
European health ministers agreed on a target of vaccinating 75% of older people in 2009 ‒ almost all countries are still falling short.
Why Vaccinate Healthy 2- to 17-Year-Olds Against Influenza?
On February 2023, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) recommended extending flu shots to children aged 2-17 years without comorbidities.
The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in the prevention of post-COVID conditions: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the latest research
In the last three years, extensive research has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines have played a critical role in reducing mortality and hospitalization rates.
Variant-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines
Current vaccines should be tailored to combat future SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Policy Recommendations for Empowering healthcare professionals for everyone’s protection
Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination releases on the EU Flu Day a set of Policy Recommendations for the EU and national governments to expand influenza vaccine uptake.
Seasonal influenza vaccination recommendations and coverage rates in EU/EEA Member States
An overview of vaccination recommendations for 2021-22 and coverage rates for the 2018–19 to 2020–21 influenza seasons.
WHO/Europe, EC and ECDC urge eligible groups to get vaccinated or boosted to save lives this autumn and winter
Last year’s autumn and winter seasons were unpredictable. Last winter, the cumulative impacts of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV hit the very young and the very old the hardest.