Independent control contributes to ensuring vaccine quality
Since 1994, the EU Official Control Authority Batch Release (OCABR) network has played a key role in ensuring vaccine quality.
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Health
Vaccines – The educational and preventive role
Worldwide, people are living longer. In fact, in the last 100 years, human life expectancy increased by 30 years. There
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Dedicated supra-structural vaccination organizations: the driver of a successful vaccination schemes
Success and high participation in vaccination schemes by the population is a multi-layered issue. A solid reimbursement regulation and the
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Promote vaccination, particularly the childhood immunisation programme and the HPV vaccine for both girls and boys
“Misinformation about vaccines is as contagious and dangerous as the diseases it helps to spread.” Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of
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Maternal vaccination: A new and highly effective policy to improve European pertussis immunisation programmes
Hidden potential of full benefit of vaccines lies in immunization policies. This is highlighted by maternal immunization against pertussis. Originally
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European Commission roadmap on vaccination
Last September, during the Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels co-organized with the World Health Organization (WHO), I was particularly
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Resilient immunisation systems: looking beyond high vaccination rates
As national health budgets are under continuous pressure, the importance of successful immunisation systems becomes critical. However, we need to
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To eliminate measles in Germany: The Measles Protection Act. Requirement for all children entering school or kindergarten to have both measles vaccinations
Measles are among the most contagious infectious diseases and – contrary to the widespread narrative they are not a ‘harmless
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