This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 21-27 May 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, influenza, Marburg virus disease, poliomyelitis, extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and suspected fungal meningitis.
On 25 May 2023, Dr. Andrea Ammon participated in a conference of the Civil Society Organisations' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
Charlotte Salgaard Nielsen, EPIET fellow, went on a GOARN deployment to support the Greater Horn of Africa drought and food insecurity emergency response.
COVID-19 vaccines aim to prevent COVID-19 by triggering an immune response. Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are a powerful tool for controlling the pandemic.