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How did seven European countries build their maternal whooping cough vaccination programmes? This study found that several introduced them as an emergency response to national outbreaks, and that surveillance data was key to making the case. Elsewhere, data on public attitudes and international evidence on vaccine effectiveness and safety helped shape programmes.
The findings highlight the need for standardised diagnosis and reporting of infections, and for surveillance systems that track vaccination uptake, attitudes to vaccination, and how these vary between communities.
Read The Lancet Regional Health – Europe Series on the Future of Maternal Vaccination in Europe here:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(26)00310-8/fulltext?dgcid=youtube_video_laneur_tleurope_matvacc_short
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