Immunisation registers – important for vaccinated individuals, vaccinators and public health

摘要

During the upcoming European Immunization Week, the measles and rubella elimination 2015 goal for Europe will be advocated by EU Member States, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) through activi- ties such as (i) communication packages [12], (ii) a video produced in collaboration between the ECDC and the European news channel Euronews that pre- sents the severe complications that can occur follow- ing measles infections and (iii) a number of national conferences. While this creates awareness, it is also essential to continue the development of technical support to the immunisation programmes. One exam- ple of such technical development are immunisation registers, providing a repository of information for vac- cinated individuals and vaccine providers.