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ECDC highlights HPV vaccination for European Immunisation Week

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is marking European Immunisation Week 2026, by shining a spotlight on HPV vaccination.

All countries in the EU and the European Economic Area now recommend HPV vaccination for both adolescent girls and boys. A Council recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers in 2024 has set a target of 90% HPV vaccination coverage among girls by age 15 by 2030. According to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Iceland, Portugal and Norway have already achieved this goal.

“The elimination of cervical cancer in the EU/EEA is becoming an achievable goal, thanks to the HPV vaccination programmes. The progress we are seeing across Europe demonstrates what can be accomplished when countries invest consistently in effective immunisation...

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