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Commissioner Andriukaitis on adoption of Council Recommendation on #VaccinePreventableDiseases

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The health ministers of the EU have adopted the Council Recommendation on strengthened co-operation against vaccine preventable diseases focused on three main pillars: tackling vaccine hesitancy and improving vaccination coverage; sustainable vaccination policies in the EU; and EU co-ordination and contribution to global health.

The Recommendation insists on targeted outreach towards vulnerable groups, calls to strengthen vaccination training in medical curricula and exploits the synergies with eHealth and digital technologies to establish electronic vaccination records for all EU citizens.

Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said: "I unequivocally welcome the adoption of the Recommendation and call on all member states to implement the actions agreed in it. They can count on my full support and I hope I can count on theirs. I will remain a tireless advocate for life-saving vaccines and work together with all member states and actors to keep immunization high on the European and global health agendas.  Next year, I will launch a Coalition of Vaccination  and the Commission will host a Global Vaccination Summit under EU leadership  to leverage genuine and strategic efforts in this area. In addition, the Commission will establish a European vaccination information portal to provide online objective, transparent and updated evidence on the benefits and safety of vaccines."

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