Poliomyelitis

Polio is an infectious disease mostly contracted by children. One in two hundred people develop incurable paralysis after infection. In 1955, a vaccine was invented and was introduced on a wide scale. Thanks to global efforts, polio was eliminated from the Western Hemisphere by 1994, and has greatly decreased worldwide.

Data

Polio dashboard

Map - 25 Apr 2023

Scientific and technical publications

Communication toolkit on immunisation: How to increase immunisation uptake

Communication toolkit, Tools for public health - 30 May 2017

Featured content

Immunisation and vaccines

Vaccines represent one of the most effective and cost-saving public health intervention.

ECDC Vaccine Scheduler

The Vaccine Scheduler is an interactive tool that shows vaccination schedules for individual EU/EEA countries and specific age groups.

European Immunization Week campaign

European Immunization Week (EIW) is celebrated across the European Region every April to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for people’s health and well-being.