Strategies and guidelines

Information on COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine efficacy and effectiveness and prevention and control in long-term care facilities.

Surveillance and study protocols

ECDC provides technical guidance to the Member States. This includes guidance regarding data collection for outbreaks in closed settings, contact tracing and routine surveillance of respiratory viruses.

Testing strategies

The implementation of objective-driven and sustainable testing strategies for COVID-19 supports the overall public health response to the pandemic and helps mitigate its impact on vulnerable populations and healthcare systems.

Preparedness

Find ECDC resources on preparedness and prevention and control measures of COVID-19, such as guidance and technical reports for patient and case management, personal protective equipment, preventive measures.

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Public health guidance

Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern

7 Feb 2022

Risk assessment

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

2 Dec 2021

Public health guidance

Contact tracing in the European Union: public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, who have had contact with COVID-19 cases – fourth update

28 Oct 2021

Public health guidance

COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - second update

8 Jul 2021

Public health guidance

Considerations for the use of saliva as sample material for COVID-19 testing

3 May 2021

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COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol: Operational guidelines for the management of air passengers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

11 May 2022

Risk assessment

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

2 Dec 2021

Risk assessment

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1. 529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA

26 Nov 2021

Risk assessment

Assessment of the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological situation in the EU/EEA, projections for the end-of-year festive season and strategies for response, 17th update

24 Nov 2021

Surveillance and monitoring

Communicable disease threats report, 6 - 12 June 2021, week 23

11 Jun 2021

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Surveillance and monitoring

Guidance on the provision of support for medically and socially vulnerable populations in EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic

3 Jul 2020

Public health guidance

Infection prevention and control and surveillance for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in prisons in EU/EEA countries and the UK

3 Jul 2020

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Surveillance and study protocols

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Response Measures Database (RMD)

Social contact patterns in the EU/EEA during the COVID-19 pandemic

All reports on prevention and control

Communicable disease threats report, 15 - 21 March 2025, week 12

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA 2021-2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and supply of substances of human origin in the EU/EEA - Third update

Data collection on COVID-19 outbreaks in closed settings: long-term care facilities, version 2.1

Guidance on ending the isolation period for people with COVID-19, third update

Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

Contact tracing in the European Union: public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, who have had contact with COVID-19 cases – fourth update

COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - second update

Considerations for the use of saliva as sample material for COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol: Operational guidelines for the management of air passengers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1. 529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA

Assessment of the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological situation in the EU/EEA, projections for the end-of-year festive season and strategies for response, 17th update

Communicable disease threats report, 6 - 12 June 2021, week 23

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA 2021-2023

Generic protocol for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies at long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA

Guidance on the provision of support for medically and socially vulnerable populations in EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infection prevention and control and surveillance for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in prisons in EU/EEA countries and the UK

After-action review of the Finnish advice-making process for school interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The advice-making process for school continuity in Norwegian secondary schools during autumn and winter, 2021

After-Action review of the public health response of Slovenia to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: A systematic review

Standard laboratory protocols for SARS-CoV-2 characterisation

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Response Measures Database (RMD)

Social contact patterns in the EU/EEA during the COVID-19 pandemic

All reports on prevention and control

Communicable disease threats report, 15 - 21 March 2025, week 12

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA 2021-2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and supply of substances of human origin in the EU/EEA - Third update

Data collection on COVID-19 outbreaks in closed settings: long-term care facilities, version 2.1

Guidance on ending the isolation period for people with COVID-19, third update

Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

Contact tracing in the European Union: public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, who have had contact with COVID-19 cases – fourth update

COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - second update

Considerations for the use of saliva as sample material for COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol: Operational guidelines for the management of air passengers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA - first update

Threat Assessment Brief: Implications of the emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1. 529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA

Assessment of the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological situation in the EU/EEA, projections for the end-of-year festive season and strategies for response, 17th update

Communicable disease threats report, 6 - 12 June 2021, week 23

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA 2021-2023

Generic protocol for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies at long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA

Surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA

Guidance on the provision of support for medically and socially vulnerable populations in EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infection prevention and control and surveillance for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in prisons in EU/EEA countries and the UK

After-action review of the Finnish advice-making process for school interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The advice-making process for school continuity in Norwegian secondary schools during autumn and winter, 2021

After-Action review of the public health response of Slovenia to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: A systematic review

Standard laboratory protocols for SARS-CoV-2 characterisation

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