European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Coverage and adherence to the German childhood vaccination schedule: results from the KUNO-Kids health study

In Germany, the childhood vaccination schedule in 2015–2020 included 13 vaccines, for which primary immunization series was recommended to be completed by 24 months of age. Childhood vaccination coverage is monitored through health insurance claims data and pre-school entry exami...

SARS-CoV-2 and RSV external quality assessment on molecular detection and variant typing in European expert laboratories in 2025

ABSTRACT We herein report on the fourth SARS-CoV-2 wet-lab external quality assessment (EQA) and the second organized by the AURORAE consortium to assess the diagnostic capabilities of European expert public health laboratories. Diagnostic capabilities were investigated regarding...

Loneliness as a Pathway from Social Isolation to Psychological Distress: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Study in Portuguese Adults

Social disconnection has become a public-health concern, but it remains unclear whether mental-health symptoms are more closely related to limited social contact or to the subjective experience of loneliness. This cross-sectional study examined 632 self-selected adults living in...

Uncovering the scale and link of two SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing homes by combining integrated genomic surveillance, contact tracing, and point-of-care testing

Abstract Aim The local public health authority (LPHA) in Duesseldorf received notification of two SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing home A and nursing home B in October 2021 and embarked on an outbreak investitation to identify the source of the outbreak and epidemiological links b...