As autumn moves to winter, the WHO/Europe, EC and ECDC are issuing a clear, urgent message: people who remain unprotected against both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza – especially the most vulnerable and at-risk – should take up any offer for vaccination to prevent or mitigate the impact of these co-circulating respiratory infections.
This after-action review (AAR) investigates the use of evidence in Sweden’s advice-making process for distance learning during the period November 2020 to April 2021 (the focus period) in response to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.
This document describes a risk-based targeted approach to identifying possible avian influenza virus infections through established routine respiratory virus surveillance systems during the winter season 2023/24.
To improve the understanding of experienced HIV stigma in the community, ECDC initiated an exploratory survey in 2021 to measure HIV-related stigma across Europe and Central Asia.
This evidence brief summarises the progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 to ‘eliminate the epidemic of AIDS’ in Europe and Central Asia.
Progress towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is variable across the region, and most countries in Europe and Central Asia are currently far from achieving the 2025 targets.