European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
An agency of the European Union
In addition to vaccination, there are a number of personal measures that people may take to reduce their risk of acquiring influenza.
Although vaccination is the preferred option for preventing influenza, antivirals can be useful when the vaccine fails.
ECDC Background Advice on Public Health Measures that may be deployed in the event of an Influenza Pandemic or severe epidemics of seasonal influenza.
WHO/Europe launched the Flu Awareness Campaign initiative in 2013 as an extension of European Immunization Week.
