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SARS-CoV-2 in children

Information about SARS-CoV-2 incidence in children, susceptibility and the severity of the disease for children and child vaccination.

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Effectiveness of 10 and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against invasive pneumococcal disease in European children: SpIDnet observational multicentre study

Jun 2022 | Vaccine | 40

Savulescu C., Krizova P., Valentiner-Branth P., Ladhani S., Rinta-Kokko H., Levy C., Mereckiene J., Knol M., Winje B.A., Ciruela P., de Miguel S., Guevara M., MacDonald L., Kozakova J., Slotved H.-C., Fry N.K., Pekka Nuorti J., Danis K., Corcoran M., van der Ende A., Vestrheim D.F., Munoz-Almagro C., Sanz J.-C., Castilla J., Smith A., Colzani E., Pastore Celentano L., Hanquet G., SpIDnet VE study group

  • Childhood vaccination
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Infographic: Vaccinations to be offered in the absence of documented evidence of prior vaccination

Infographic - 8 Mar 2022

Vaccinations to be offered in the absence of documented evidence of prior vaccination.

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Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/ EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, December 2015 to December 2018

Jan 2021 | Eurosurveillance | 26

Merdrignac, L., El Belghiti, F., Pandolfi, E., Jané, M., Murphy, J., Fabianová, K., Cenoz, M.G., Flem, E., Guillot, S., Tozzi, A.E., Carmona, G., Habington, A., Zavadilová, J., Navasués, A., Bøas, H., Lévy-Brühl, D., Ferretti, B., Lanaspa, M., O'Sullivan, N., Križová, P., Fernandino, L., Bekkevold, T., Hanslik1, T., Muñoz-Almagro, C., Bacci, S., Spiteri, G., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Merdrignac, L., Savulescu, C., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Krížová, P., Fabiánová, K., Zavadilová, J., Blechová, Z., Bláhová, K., Kosina, P., Sýkora, J., Holcíková, A., Širucek, P., Lévy-Brühl, D., El Belghiti, F.A., Grembombo, A., Guillot, S., Brisse, S., Toubiana, J., Cotter, S., Murphy, J., Cunney, R., O'Shaughnessy, N., Habington, A., O'Sullivan, N., Pandolfi, E., Tozzi, A.E., Rizzo, C., Russo, L., Campagna, I., Gesualdo, F., Ciampini, S., Ferro, V.A., Boccuzzi, E., Flem, E., Boas, H., Bekkevold, T., Fernandez, L.V., Munoz-Almagro, C., Esteva, C., Perez, M.L., Jané, M., Carmona, G., Acosta, L., Garcia, Y.J., Cenoz, M.G., Navascués, A., Zubieta, L.F., Castilla, J., Hanslik, T., Bacci, S.

  • Burden of communicable diseases
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Video on vaccination: Get vaccinated!

Video - 25 Sep 2020

Should I vaccinate my children? Vaccines prevent diseases that could otherwise cause serious health problems, permanent disability or even death.

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Children Immunization App (CIMA) among Syrian refugees in Zaatari Camp, Jordan: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled pilot trial intervention study

Oct 2019 | JMIR Res Protoc | 8(10)

Khader, Y.S., Laflamme, L., Schmid, D., El-Halabi, S., Abu Khdair, M., Sengoelge, M., Atkins, S., Tahtamouni, M., Derrough, T., El-Khatib, Z.

  • Child health
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Effect of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive disease in older adults of 10 European countries: Implications for adult vaccination

Apr 2019 | Thorax | 74(5):473-482

Hanquet, G., Krizova, P., Valentiner-Branth, P., Ladhani, S.N., Nuorti, J.P., Lepoutre, A., Mereckiene, J., Knol, M., Winje, B.A., Ciruela, P., Ordobas, M., Guevara, M., McDonald, E., Morfeldt, E., Kozakova, J., Slotved, H.-C., Fry, N.K., Rinta-Kokko, H., Varon, E., Corcoran, M., Van Der Ende, A., Vestrheim, D.F., Munoz-Almagro, C., Latasa, P., Castilla, J., Smith, A., Henriques-Normark, B., Whittaker, R., Pastore Celentano, L., Savulescu, C.

  • Child health
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ECDC presentation: Let's talk about protection - childhood vaccination

Presentation - 17 Apr 2018

Presentation for healthcare practitioners and other professionals involved in immunisation services

  • Child health
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Immunisation and childhood vaccination

Information on immunisation and childhood vaccination.

  • Child health
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Effect of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive disease in older adults of 10 European countries: Implications for adult vaccination

Jan 2018 | Thorax | 0():1-10

Hanquet, G., Krizova, P., Valentiner-Branth, P., Ladhani, S.N., Nuorti, J.P., Lepoutre, A., Mereckiene, J., Knol, M., Winje, B.A., Ciruela, P., Ordobas, M., Guevara, M., McDonald, E., Morfeldt, E., Kozakova, J., Slotved, H.-C., Fry, N.K., Rinta-Kokko, H., Varon, E., Corcoran, M., Van Der Ende, A., Vestrheim, D.F., Munoz-Almagro, C., Latasa, P., Castilla, J., Smith, A., Henriques-Normark, B., Whittaker, R., Pastore Celentano, L., Savulescu, C.

  • Child health
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