Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting
In April 2024, the Adult Immunization Board convened a technical meeting to explore the latest strategies and identify exemplary approaches regarding the implementation of vaccines for adults into Europe’s National Immunization Programs (NIPs). The meeting was built around three pillars: decision ma...
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| description | In April 2024, the Adult Immunization Board convened a technical meeting to explore the latest strategies and identify exemplary approaches regarding the implementation of vaccines for adults into Europe’s National Immunization Programs (NIPs). The meeting was built around three pillars: decision making for introducing a new vaccine, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The increasing number of new vaccines available in a context of competing health priorities warrants transparent and evidence-based decision-making processes for vaccine introduction. In Europe, burden of disease, vaccine efficacy or effectiveness, and safety are universally used decision-making criteria. While economic evaluations and the quality of evidence are being increasingly considered, public acceptance, equity, and operational criteria remain underutilized. Vaccine implementation requires planning and coordination. Implementation activities discussed during the meeting were vaccine program goals, target population identification, communication, training of healthcare professionals, and involvement of pharmacists. Once operational, NIPs are to be monitored in terms of safety, effectiveness, and impact. Implementation science as well as behavioral and cultural insights can be used to identify tangible interventions to improve uptake. Meeting discussions allowed to identify adult vaccine implementation barriers and possible strategies to overcome them. Enhanced cooperation and coordination throughout the Europe region were recognized as critical components of progress. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c71570206ec40b59c87974de585f44e2025-01-18T07:10:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2025-12-0121110.1080/21645515.2025.2451487Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meetingSara Boccalini0Angela Bechini1Marco Del Riccio2Birgit Weinberger3Jacek Wysocki4Domenico Martinelli5Ole Wichmann6Tiina Likki7Greet Hendrickx8Pierre Van Damme9Chloé Wyndham-Thomas10Paolo Bonanni11Jade Pattyn12Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyInstitut für Biomedizinische Alternsforschung, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, ÖsterreichDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences at Poznan, Poznan, PolandHygiene Unit, Policlinico Foggia Hospital, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyImmunization Unit, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, GermanyWorld Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe, Geneva, SwitzerlandCentre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCentre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumSenior Epidemiologist, P95 Epidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyCentre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumIn April 2024, the Adult Immunization Board convened a technical meeting to explore the latest strategies and identify exemplary approaches regarding the implementation of vaccines for adults into Europe’s National Immunization Programs (NIPs). The meeting was built around three pillars: decision making for introducing a new vaccine, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The increasing number of new vaccines available in a context of competing health priorities warrants transparent and evidence-based decision-making processes for vaccine introduction. In Europe, burden of disease, vaccine efficacy or effectiveness, and safety are universally used decision-making criteria. While economic evaluations and the quality of evidence are being increasingly considered, public acceptance, equity, and operational criteria remain underutilized. Vaccine implementation requires planning and coordination. Implementation activities discussed during the meeting were vaccine program goals, target population identification, communication, training of healthcare professionals, and involvement of pharmacists. Once operational, NIPs are to be monitored in terms of safety, effectiveness, and impact. Implementation science as well as behavioral and cultural insights can be used to identify tangible interventions to improve uptake. Meeting discussions allowed to identify adult vaccine implementation barriers and possible strategies to overcome them. Enhanced cooperation and coordination throughout the Europe region were recognized as critical components of progress.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2451487VaccinationintroductionimplementationNational Immunization ProgramNational Immunization Technical Advisory Grouphealth policy |
| spellingShingle | Sara Boccalini Angela Bechini Marco Del Riccio Birgit Weinberger Jacek Wysocki Domenico Martinelli Ole Wichmann Tiina Likki Greet Hendrickx Pierre Van Damme Chloé Wyndham-Thomas Paolo Bonanni Jade Pattyn Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Vaccination introduction implementation National Immunization Program National Immunization Technical Advisory Group health policy |
| title | Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| title_full | Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| title_fullStr | Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| title_short | Strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in Europe: Good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| title_sort | strategies for introducing and implementing vaccines for adults into national immunization programs in europe good practices and key insights of the adult immunization board meeting |
| topic | Vaccination introduction implementation National Immunization Program National Immunization Technical Advisory Group health policy |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2451487 |
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