Health Hub Global Policy Network // (ENG)

Gary Finnegan is a health journalist and the Editor of Vaccines Today. He shared some insights and observations based on their ten years expertise in communicating about vaccination online and in particular in the context of Policy Summit, some of the trends that we see across Europe over the longer term.

Pharmacy based vaccination has had a significant impact on immunization coverage rates, particularly in countries where pharmacists are authorized to administer and prescribe vaccines. International Pharmaceutical Federation presented best practice countries with pharmacy based vaccination and showcased recent statistics, including significant clinical, economical and human impact on public health

Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite is the CEO at Health.AI, The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health and also the Founder and President of the UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health, a network of current and former members of parliaments, congresses and senates present in more than 110 countries around the world. He had an inspirational contribution during Health Hub's CEE Policy Summit "Boosting Vaccine Confidence and Uptake for #NextGenEU". We are sharing his extraordinary highlights and thoughts.

Respiratory infections can increase the risk of CVDs among all people. Studies show that for CVD patients diagnosed with flu, the risk of experiencing a heart attack increases 6-fold. Additionally, patients have a 3 times increased risk of experiencing a stroke after a systemic respiratory infection. Therefore, vaccination against respiratory infections can reduce the risk of complications associated with CVD. With a strong foundation laid by the Council Conclusions on improving CVH in the EU, and as we begin this new mandate with public health prevention on the agenda, the Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination (Vaccines Europe) made the recommendations which could be

Dr. Vesna Višekruna Vučina (Head of Department for Vaccination, Epidemiology Department, Croatian Institute for Public Health) highlighted the importance of sharing experience and best practice among countries to increase vaccine uptake and confidence, stating that all policy and decision makers have to design and adapt a strategy depending on their local settings, financial resources, political support, education of healthcare workers, public trust and etc.

Michele Calabro, Director at EUREGHA  (European Regional and Local Health Authorities), presented the importance of partnerships of local and regional health authorities in overcoming obstacles to vaccination