11/ February 2021

THE EUROPEAN COALITION FOR VACCINATION CALLS ON HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19

On the 9th of February, the Coalition for Vaccination has published a manifesto to encourage healthcare professionals to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The manifesto highlights three key reasons why all healthcare professionals should get vaccinated against COVID-19 when they have the opportunity to do so and why they should help promote the vaccination against COVID-19 among the general public.

1. You protect yourself from illness and possible severe or life-threatening complications

2. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective

3. You help safeguard healthcare capacity

The Coalition for Vaccination brings together European associations of healthcare professionals and relevant students’ associations in the field, as well as associated professional organisations working in the field of public health and immunisation. It was convened by the European Commission in 2019 to deliver accurate information to the public, to combat myths and to exchange best practices. The Coalition is co-led by the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) and the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU).

27/ January 2021

CED SUPPORTS EU WORK AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious challenge; in the European Union alone it is estimated that AMR costs approximately EUR 1.5 billion annually in healthcare costs and productivity losses. The EU Joint Action on AMR and healthcare-associated infections is a key multi-stakeholder mechanism to help bridging the gap between policy making at the EU and national level and the frontline.

CED is supporting the EU JAMRAI initiatives and is publishing on its website documents relevant to dentistry and dentists.