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

​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.

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 main objectives of the session were to: raise awareness about the value and opportunities of life-course vaccination, build understanding of the challenges faced at decision-making level to assess such a shift, discuss the evidence necessary to help prioritising vaccinations across age groups, prompt reflection on relevant ways forward and action at EU and national level.

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

​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.

Professor Mike Catchpole, Chief Scientist of ECDC, presented to the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament during an exchange of views on vaccination.

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.

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

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