The European Council has adopted a recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers, aiming to reduce deaths from cervical cancer and eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.The European Council has adopted a recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers, aiming to reduce deaths from cervical cancer and eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Every year in the EU, almost 14,000 lives are lost to cervical cancer, and more than 16,000 new Hepatitis B infections are reported. With the collective goal of vaccinating 90% of girls against HPV and increasing the number of Hepatitis B vaccinations, there is a historic opportunity to eliminate cervical cancer and other cancers caused by these viruses. Vaccination has proven safe and successful. A study in the UK showed that the HPV vaccination program reduced cervical cancer rates by 90% among women in their 20s who were offered vaccination at ages 12 to 13. The EU Fight Against Cancer Plan sets a goal to vaccinate 90% of girls by 2030 and significantly increase coverage for boys. The recommendation aims to increase and monitor the vaccination rate against HPV and Hepatitis B viruses (HBV), with attention to social inequalities and injustices. Tackling misinformation about vaccines is crucial, and this requires improvements in health literacy. The EU will support Member States in developing and upgrading electronic vaccination registers. Vaccines Europe emphasizes the importance of up-to-date vaccination registers. The integration of medical equipment in Poland receives new guidelines from the EMA, but the industry sounds cautious.
The European Council adopted a recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers, with the aim of reducing deaths from cervical cancer and eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030.
“Every year in the EU, almost 14,000 lives are lost to cervical cancer and more than 16,000 new Hepatitis B infections are reported,” said European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.
“With our collective goal of vaccinating 90% of girls against HPV and increasing the number of Hepatitis B vaccinations, we have a historic opportunity to eliminate cervical cancer and other cancers caused by these viruses,” added them to it.
Vaccination has proven to be safe and very successful. In a study The UK’s HPV vaccination program reduced cervical cancer rates by 90% among women in their 20s who were offered vaccination at ages 12 to 13.
The The EU Fight Against Cancer Plan setting a goal to vaccinate 90% of girls by 2030 and significantly increasing coverage for boys.
The recommendation was proposed by the European Commission at the beginning of February and adopted on Friday during the European Health Council (21 June).
“The recommendation was aimed at increasing and monitoring the vaccination rate against HPV and Hepatitis B viruses (HBV), with due attention to actual (social) inequalities and injustices,” said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Health Frank. Vandenbroucke.
A key part of the recommendation is tackling misinformation and misinformation about vaccines. Vandenbroucke said this requires improvements in health literacy.
EU states can use the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the EU4Health program to support vaccination programmes, plus activities to communicate and promote them. Under the EU4Health programme, €20 million has been earmarked for joint action to support the implementation of the recommendation.
Electronic vaccination registers
Vaccines Europe Executive Director Sibilia Quilici described the goal as ambitious and achievable: “It is crucial to build on the progress already made and continue working on this together throughout the new mandate.”
Vaccines Europe emphasizes the importance of up-to-date vaccination registers. The EU will support Member States in developing and upgrading registries in accordance with its data protection regulation.
(Edited by Rajnish Singh)
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