Vaccination Programmes and Health Systems in the European Union: Report of the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in...
- ISBN-10
- 9279968149
- ISBN-13
- 9789279968143
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
Description
Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions available and the main tool for primary prevention of communicable diseases. However, the EU is facing increasing outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases, while some fatal cases of measles and diphtheria have been reported. This opinion identifies the main factors (enablers and obstacles) influencing vaccination uptake, and assesses measures that can be expected to improve vaccination coverage.
