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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158/annex-I/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.1/division-3.2.1.1/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/158",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 23 February 2009 on the adoption of the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008 to 2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/158/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158",
  "path": "annex/I/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.1/division/3.2.1.1/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Exchange practices on promotion of vaccination in Member States (MS), in particular regarding hard to reach populations",
  "text": "Support for policy initiatives on vaccination (Proposal for a Council Recommendation for MS to reach 75 % seasonal flu vaccination coverage in risk groups, proposal for a Council Recommendation to improve/maintain high vaccination coverage against certain childhood diseases). Specific activities should focus on measles and rubella, seasonal influenza, HPV, tetanus and new vaccines against pneumococcal disease.\nWays to promote vaccination should consider the following elements:\nexisting knowledge deficits on vaccines and vaccination issues in selected and broader population groups,\nevidence-based ways to reduce barriers to implement vaccination and improve public perception of benefits of vaccination,\nevidence-based and highly effective health promotion actions in support of vaccination,\nresults and current activities of vaccine projects, in particular those financed by the Community under the Public Health Programme, and the proceedings of the ‘meeting on vaccination strategy’ on 13-14 February 2008 organised in collaboration between the Commission and the Public Health Executive Agency should be taken into consideration.\n[Call for proposals for projects]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See WHO plan for measles and rubella elimination: http://www.euro.who.int/Document/E87772.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See WHO resolution on seasonal flu vaccination: http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA56/ea56r19.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See scientific advice ECDC seasonal flu vaccination in children: http://ecdc.europa.eu/documents/pdf/Flu_vacc_18_Jan.pdf. Scientific advice on HPV: http://ecdc.europa.eu/pdf/HPV_report.pdf. Scientific advice on risk groups for seasonal flu: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/files/pdf/Publications/priority_risk_groups_forinfluenza_vaccination.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See ‘meeting on vaccination strategy’ below."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See Europa website: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_projects/action2_en.htm"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/doc/vaccination_workshop.pdf, http://ec.europa.eu/phea/technical_meetings/technical_meetings_en.html"
    }
  ],
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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