This initiative contributes to the European Health Union's goal of ensuring that EU patients have access to the medicines they need, when they need them.

Six ESWI Board Members, led by Prof. Florian Krammer, together with a long list of prominent European scientists specialised in virology, immunology and epidemiology, have recently published a commentary in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

ECDC's initiative aims to set up a competent regional workforce for the prevention and control of challenges posed by communicable diseases and to enhance regional cooperation to tackle cross-border health security threats.

This could facilitate pooled analyses linking viral genetic sequencing data to clinical severity, bringing insights to inform influenza surveillance and the vaccine strain selection process.

An online collaboration space where professionals working in the prevention of infectious diseases come together, driven by the shared goal of integrating social and behavioural sciences in their public health work.

ECDC has launched an online platform, RespiCompass, which uses mathematical modelling to simulate respiratory disease dynamics under different scenarios.

This report covers the period from August 2023 to August 2024, highlighting the latest developments within the vaccine industry and how these innovations are addressing existing and upcoming health threats.

In conclusions recently approved, the Council puts forward a series of measures aimed at improving cardiovascular health in the EU, focusing specifically on prevention, early detection, treatment and rehabilitation.