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Flu Awareness Week, 18-22 October 2021
The Flu Awareness Week is marked across the WHO European Region every year in October. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for people’s health and well-being and to increase the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination of people with underlying risk factors.
Publication
Facilitating COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake in the EU/EEA
This technical report presents considerations for European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries when diagnosing barriers to acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination, and designing and implementing interventions to increase uptake.
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West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 14 October 2021
Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season and as of 14 October 2021, EU/EEA countries have reported 132 human cases of WNV infection in Greece (54), Italy (52), Hungary (7), Romania (7), Spain (6), Austria (3) and Germany (3) and 9 deaths in Greece (7), Spain (1) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 18 human cases of WNV infection and 3 deaths, all in Serbia.
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West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - infections among humans and outbreaks among equids and/or birds, updated 14 October 2021
Between 8 and 14 October 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported no human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and no deaths related to WNV infections. EU-neighbouring countries reported one human case of WNV infection in Serbia (1) and no deaths related to WNV infections.
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West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - outbreaks among equids and/or birds, updated 14 October 2021
Since the beginning of the 2021 transmission season, 29 outbreaks among equids and 8 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by Germany (12), Spain (10), Portugal (3), Hungary (2), Greece (1) and France (1). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Spain (7) and Slovenia (1).
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Infographic: Facilitating COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake
This infographic shows the barriers to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination.
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West Nile virus in Europe in 2021 - human cases, updated 14 October 2021
Between 8 and 14 October 2021, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported no human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and no deaths related to WNV infections. EU-neighbouring countries reported one human case of WNV infection in Serbia (1) and no deaths related to WNV infections.
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Data on COVID-19 vaccination in the EU/EEA
The downloadable data files contain information on COVID-19 vaccination in the EU/EEA. The data are presented in the Vaccine Tracker and collected through The European Surveillance System (TESSy).
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Data on the daily number of new reported COVID-19 cases and deaths by EU/EEA country
The downloadable data file is updated daily and contains the latest available public data on COVID-19. Each row/entry contains the number of new cases and deaths reported per day and per country in the EU/EEA.
News
ECDC supports Member States to increase COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake in the EU/EEA
On October 15, ECDC published the report “Facilitating COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake in the EU/EEA” which aims to further support Member States in identifying barriers to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination, and designing and implementing interventions aimed at increasing vaccination coverage.