Every week a team of epidemiologists screen several relevant sources from countries to collect the latest figures on the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths reported in the EU/EEA.
The European COVID-19 surveillance network (ECOVID-Net) combines epidemiological and virological surveillance of COVID-19 to provide decision makers and public health experts in the EU/EEA countries with the information required to assess COVID-19 activity.
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year.
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Journalists are invited to a digital press briefing about COVID-19 with Stella Kyriakides, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Lena Hallengren, Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs, and Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
In order to promote an exchange of emerging good practices and lessons learned regarding equitable uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in EU/EEA countries, ECDC held a webinar on 23 June 2021 to bring together stakeholders from national public health authorities and from civil society.