Since 2006, two oral live vaccines (RV1 and RV5) have been available in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) for prevention of rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis (RVGE). The main objective of rotavirus vaccination in organised national immunisation programmes is to provide...

In Europe, influenza occurs in regular annual epidemics in the winter season. Annual influenza epidemics are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Severe illness and complications are more common in certain risk groups, which include those with chronic medical conditions (e.g....

This report outlines the development of a competency framework covering key knowledge, skills and attitudes critical for the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation (VPD&I). This allows for training needs analysis and the development of curriculum and training...

Emerging risk factors linked to increasing travel and food importation from both inside and outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) pose new risks of exposure to Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A (HA) epidemiology varies largely across the globe. Areas of high,...

In Europe, influenza occurs in regular annual epidemics in the winter season. Annual influenza epidemics are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Severe illness and complications are more common in certain risk groups. These include those with chronic medical conditions (e.g....

Welcome to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) communication guide on childhood vaccination. It provides practical peer-reviewed advice and evidence-based guidance for healthcare providers who are involved with immunisation services i on ways to increase the uptake of...

Featuring influenza vaccine effectiveness in adults 65 years and older, Denmark, 2015/16 - a rapid epidemiological and virological assessment; concordance of interim and final estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review; importance of timely monitoring of seasonal influenza...

Featuring influenza vaccine effectiveness in adults 65 years and older, Denmark, 2015/16 - a rapid epidemiological and virological assessment; concordance of interim and final estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review; importance of timely monitoring of seasonal influenza...

Welcome to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) communication guide on childhood vaccination. It provides practical peer-reviewed advice and evidence-based guidance for healthcare providers who are involved with immunisation services i on ways to increase the uptake of...

Emerging risk factors linked to increasing travel and food importation from both inside and outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) pose new risks of exposure to Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A (HA) epidemiology varies largely across the globe. Areas of high,...