Monitoring Vaccine Coverage

Objectives

SHIELD will explore the feasibility of collecting monitoring data on vaccination coverage among vulnerable groups, and pilot activities will be developed to support effective data collection. Systematic mapping will be undertaken to improve understanding and identify best practices for GDPR-compliant vaccination coverage monitoring, including the establishment of electronic vaccination registries and the linkage of vaccination data with cancer screening and cancer incidence data.

Activities will focus on the feasibility of the development of an EU core vaccination calendar, potential for the introduction of a joint EU vaccination card and setting up 2030 target for HPV vaccination of boys. These activities will involve relevant stakeholders at both EU and country levels, including the ECDC, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, and other international organisations.

Leads

The Work Package leads are Sciensano (SCI) – Belgium and the Amsterdam Universitair Medisch Centrum (AUMC) - Netherlands while the task leads are the University of Pisa (UNIPI) – Italy, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – Germany, the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) – Finland and the Karolinska Instituttet (KI) - Sweden.

  1. 1.
    Assess and pilot data collection approaches to evaluate the feasibility of monitoring HPV and HBV vaccination coverage among vulnerable groups
  2. 2.
    Map existing national systems and data sources for monitoring vaccination coverage, identifying current practices, gaps and opportunities
  3. 3.
    Identify and promote best practices for GDPR-compliant data collection, electronic vaccination registries, and administrative processes to strengthen monitoring systems
  4. 4.
    Develop guidance and tools for Member States to improve monitoring of vaccination coverage in vulnerable groups