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DECLARATION OF BRATISLAVA 2012

E.A.N.A. EUROPÄISCHE ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT DER NIEDERGELASSENEN ÄRZTE

EUROPEAN WORKING GROUP OF PRACTITIONERS AND SPECIALISTS IN FREE PRACTICE

GROUPEMENT EUROPÉEN DES MÉDICINS EN PRATIQUE LIBRE

DECLARATION OF BRATISLAVA

IMPROVEMENT OF IMMUNIZATION PROTECTION IN EUROPE

E.A.N.A. reaffirms that immunization protection is of vital importance for the health status and draws the attention to the fact that in times of cost cutting in health care in particular this method is one of the most efficient in order to prevent diseases, epidemics and late damages.

During their meeting of 11/12 May 2012 held in Bratislava, the E.A.N.A.members decided to request that all European countries introduce uniform vaccination recommendations and thus guarantee immunization protection in every single country, provided that the financial resources allow national implementation.

Furthermore, E.A.N.A. advocates that immunization data should be retrievable, visible and included in (electronic) patient records.

E.A.N.A. recommends the following immunizations in particular:

Diphteria

Mumps

BCG (TB)

Pertussis

Hepatitis A

Pneumococcal

Hepatitis B

Poliomyelitis

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Rotavirus

Influenza

Rubella

Measles

Tetanus

Meningococcal

Varicella