On 3 October 2011 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and representatives of the European Vaccine Manufacturers  met at ECDC in Stockholm for a regular scheduled meeting about the use of vaccines for prevention of seasonal and pandemic influenza. ECDC Director Marc Sprenger opened the meeting and ECDC influenza experts held different presentations, such as burden of influenza disease in the EU, risk groups for severe influenza disease, personal protective measures, pandemic influenza preparedness, seasonal influenza vaccines, communication.
The Declarations of Interest for ECDC Influenza Staff and the ECDC Director are available here under ECDC Transparency.

ECDC has organised the “Influenza Workshop Week” to support Member States and the European Commission in implementing the 2009 EU Council Recommendation on Seasonal Influenza Immunisation.

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.

ECDC marked the European Immunisation Week with a focus on assisting EU Member States eliminate measles in their population. The root cause of the continued measles transmission in the EU is the sub-optimal uptake of MMR vaccination over several years.

ECDC organised a meeting among invited experts to exchange cross-disciplinary perspectives on the issue of MMR vaccination refusal among the general European population. ​

February 2013, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and representatives of Vaccines Europe met at ECDC in Stockholm for a regular scheduled meeting about the use of vaccines for prevention of influenza. ​

​Influenza vaccine effectiveness - annual meeting of the I-MOVE network with international guests from Canada, US, and the WHO.

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

​The 5th Eurovaccine conference was held on 6 November 2013 at Stockholm Waterfront Conference Centre in conjunction with ESCAIDE.