This online course aims to support the EU/EEA Member States in their planning of annual seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns targeting healthcare workers.

The workshop focused on seasonal influenza vaccination in the EU and the December 2009 Council Recommendations on this subject.

ECDC organised a workshop aimed at the Member States not participating in the ECDC Vaccine safety network.

The workshop aimed to explore new and more effective ways to promote influenza vaccination in healthcare professionals.

The objective for this meeting between ECDC and influenza vaccine manufacturers was to share latest information on influenza disease monitoring including severe disease, monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccination programmes in the EU and new technical developments for improved influenza vaccines.

​This meeting was designed to offer a place to exchange the latest information on into the development of narcolepsy following vaccination with one of the 2009 adjuvanted influenza A(H1N1) vaccines.

​Experts from ECDC met representatives from influenza vaccine manufacturers to discuss prevention of influenza in Europe.

This online course was developed because seasonal influenza vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) is recommended in Europe but vaccination uptake remains low in most countries.

​The annual influenza meeting focused on new developments in influenza surveillance at the country and regional level, seasonal influenza vaccination programmes, provided an update on the global situation with regard to outbreaks of avian influenza and other emerging respiratory pathogens, and provided a forum for exchanging experiences from the past influenza season.