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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Europe2026

Improving paediatric immunisation coverage rates: a position paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics.

Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Zoi Dorothea Pana, Stefano Del Torso, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Joe Brierley, Nora Karara, Ann De Guchtenaere, Mark Buttigieg, Zachi Grossman, Iren Kantor and 8 more

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Europe, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Hans Jürgen DornbuschInstitute for Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Zoi Dorothea PanaDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Stefano Del TorsoChildCare WorldWide ODV, Padova, Italy.
Adamos HadjipanayisMedical School, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Joe BrierleyPaediatric Bioethics Centre & Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Nora KararaUniversitätsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg, Neuruppin, Germany.
Ann De GuchtenaereDepartment of Paediatrics and Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Mark ButtigiegDepartment of Child and Adolescent Health, Gozo General Hospital, Malta.
Zachi GrossmanSheldon School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Iren KantorDepartment of Paediatrics, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg County Hospital, Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.
Luigi TitomanlioPediatric Emergency Department, Robert Debré University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Cité University, Paris, France.
Corinne WyderKinder- und Jugendmedizin KurWerk AG and Department of Medicine, University of Bern and Fribourg, Bern, Switzerland.
Sophie JullienWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Brett Janson CraigWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Roberta PastoreWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oleg BenesWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ulrich HeiningerUlrich Heininger, University of Basel Children's Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.
Berthold KoletzkoLMU University of Munich, Dept. of Paediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital and German Center for Child and Adolescent Health, site Munich, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The European Academy of Paediatrics reaffirms its strong support for comprehensive childhood immunisation programmes. At a time when vaccine hesitancy, policy instability, and funding gaps threaten established achievements, public health policy must remain firmly grounded in scientific evidence, transparency, and ethical responsibility. Based on established evidence and current post-pandemic data, we urgently endorse Europe-wide harmonised surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases, interoperable Immunisation Information Systems (IIS), and a Pan-European standard for digital vaccination records or routine measurement of vaccine confidence and access barriers; and equity-focused catch-up immunisation for under-immunised groups. Investment is also needed in training and tools that equip paediatricians and all other healthcare professionals involved in immunisation to build confidence in vaccination. Coordinated, multilingual public information campaigns should proactively counter misinformation and visibly align political decisions with scientific evidence.

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Childhood immunisationDigital vaccination recordsDisease surveillanceImmunisation information systemsImmunisation programmesMeaslesPublic healthVaccination coverageVaccine hesitancy

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PMID42740946
PMCPMC13572063

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