As of 26 September 2022, 92 cases of diphtheria among migrants, including a fatal one, have been reported this year by seven European countries – Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, France and Switzerland.
On 7 – 9 September 2022, ECDC organised with the Ministry of Health and the Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health a consultative meeting with Georgian public health representatives and stakeholders.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have issued a joint statement (link) providing updated public health considerations on the use of the newly authorised adapted COVID-19 vaccines to support the planning of the autumn and winter vaccination campaigns.