ECDC presents lessons learned from the response of Europe’s public health sector to the pandemic and highlights follow up actions addressing relevant issues which could improve Europe’s pandemic preparedness.
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023, before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and decreasing below 10% positivity in week 16/2023.
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023 when it reached 21% positivity, before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and is coming to an end with positivity falling below the 10% seasonal threshold in week 16/2023 (9%).
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023, before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and decreasing below 10% positivity in week 16/2023.
At the start of European Immunization Week, the ECDC report “Poliomyelitis situation update” reveals that between 2012 and 2021, approximately 2.4 million children in the EU/EEA may have not received three doses of polio-containing vaccines on time. Additionally, the newly published ECDC “Measles Annual Epidemiological Report 2022” highlights the risks when having pockets of an under-vaccinated population or groups not immunised at all.