Socio-Economic Value of Adult Immunisation Programmes report
Adult vaccines can return up to 19 times their initial investment to society, when their significant benefits beyond the healthcare system are monetised. This report has been conducted by the Office of Health Economics.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b Virus detected in dairy cattle
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent long COVID: data from Norway
tudy using data from more than 20 million participants has shown that COVID-19 vaccines consistently prevent long COVID symptoms in adults
Systematic review update on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of newer and enhanced seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory confirmed influenza in individuals aged 18 years and over
Study on the clinical efficacy and safety of baloxavir marboxil tablets in the treatment of influenza A
Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport
New data challenge assumed transmission route and some call for restricting cattle movement
What to Know About the Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows
The infections, which include one associated human case, add another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations.
U.S. dairy farm worker infected as bird flu spreads to cows in five states
Unexpected H5N1 outbreaks in cattle raise difficult questions about how to protect herds and people
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WHO Member States agree to resume negotiations aimed at finalising the world’s first pandemic agreement
The decision came following two weeks of intensive country-led discussions on critical subjects aimed at making all countries of the world better prepared for, and able to effectively and equitably respond to, future pandemics.
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Health emergency response governance in the EU after the COVID-19 pandemic
More than four years on since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper provides an assessment of reforms implemented at EU level to enhance the EU’s preparedness and response to future health threats.
Healing the health workforce: A call to action for EU institutions
Civil organisations, patients’ advocacy groups and healthcare professional associations urge European policymakers to address the health workforce crisis by implementing solutions that prioritise the well-being of health workers.
ECDC on Air podcast. Why Monitoring Respiratory Viruses Matters?
In this episode, ECDC expert on respiratory viruses, Nick Bundle, gives the lowdown on the European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS), a new surveillance tool which presents weekly data on influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV.