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DESCRIPTION:The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control\, Europe
 an Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety\, and WHO/Eur
 ope will bring together experts to discuss the impact of vaccination acros
 s generations\, share recent data on vaccination coverage and highlight co
 untry experiences demonstrating successful strategies to improve vaccinati
 on uptake.BackgroundUnder the theme &ldquo\;For every generation\, vaccine
 s work&rdquo\;\, European Immunization Week (19&ndash\;25 April 2026) high
 lights how vaccines have protected families and communities across generat
 ions and will continue to safeguard those to come.Vaccination remains one 
 of the most effective public health interventions\, protecting individuals
  and communities from infectious diseases such as measles\, diphtheria\, p
 ertussis and poliomyelitis. Over decades\, immunization programmes have sa
 ved 150 million lives and contributed significantly to improvements in chi
 ld survival and population health.In addition to preventing infectious dis
 eases\, vaccines can also prevent certain cancers caused by infections\, s
 uch as those associated with human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus\, 
 offering long-term health benefits across generations.ObjectivesThe webina
 r will:highlight the long-term impact of vaccination in protecting individ
 uals and communities across generations\;present recent data and insights 
 on vaccination coverage and trends in Europe\, including for vaccines prev
 enting infectious diseases and cancers\;showcase country experiences demon
 strating effective strategies to improve vaccination uptake in different p
 opulations\;strengthen understanding of vaccine safety\, effectiveness and
  monitoring systems that support public confidence in immunization\; andhi
 ghlight the role of health-care professionals in communicating with patien
 ts and families and supporting informed vaccination decisions.Target audie
 nceThe webinar will be held for:epidemiologists and vaccination programme 
 managers overseeing immunization campaigns\;health-care professionals (phy
 sicians\, nurses and pharmacists)\;professional associations\; andpublic h
 ealth professionals and researchers involved in vaccine policy and impleme
 ntation.To learn more and register\, please use the link below:Register he
 re
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LOCATION:Online\,13:30–15:30 CEST
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SUMMARY:European Immunization Week 2026 webinar
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The European Centre for Disease Prevention 
 and Control\, European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food 
 Safety\, and WHO/Europe will bring together experts to discuss the impact 
 of vaccination across generations\, share recent data on vaccination cover
 age and highlight country experiences demonstrating successful strategies 
 to improve vaccination uptake.</p><h3>Background</h3><p>Under the theme &l
 dquo\;For every generation\, vaccines work&rdquo\;\, European Immunization
  Week (19&ndash\;25 April 2026) highlights how vaccines have protected fam
 ilies and communities across generations and will continue to safeguard th
 ose to come.</p><p>Vaccination remains one of the most effective public he
 alth interventions\, protecting individuals and communities from infectiou
 s diseases such as measles\, diphtheria\, pertussis and poliomyelitis. Ove
 r decades\, immunization programmes have saved 150 million lives and contr
 ibuted significantly to improvements in child survival and population heal
 th.</p><p>In addition to preventing infectious diseases\, vaccines can als
 o prevent certain cancers caused by infections\, such as those associated 
 with human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus\, offering long-term healt
 h benefits across generations.</p><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The webinar will:<
 /p><ul><li>highlight the long-term impact of vaccination in protecting ind
 ividuals and communities across generations\;</li><li>present recent data 
 and insights on vaccination coverage and trends in Europe\, including for 
 vaccines preventing infectious diseases and cancers\;</li><li>showcase cou
 ntry experiences demonstrating effective strategies to improve vaccination
  uptake in different populations\;</li><li>strengthen understanding of vac
 cine safety\, effectiveness and monitoring systems that support public con
 fidence in immunization\; and</li><li>highlight the role of health-care pr
 ofessionals in communicating with patients and families and supporting inf
 ormed vaccination decisions.</li></ul><h3>Target audience</h3><p>The webin
 ar will be held for:</p><ul><li>epidemiologists and vaccination programme 
 managers overseeing immunization campaigns\;</li><li>health-care professio
 nals (physicians\, nurses and pharmacists)\;</li><li>professional associat
 ions\; and</li><li>public health professionals and researchers involved in
  vaccine policy and implementation.</li></ul><p>To learn more and register
 \, please use the link below:<strong></strong></p><div class="button bg-pr
 imary"><a href="https://events.ringcentral.com/events/european-immunizatio
 n-week-2026/registration" target="_blank">Register here</a></div>
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