Eurosurveillance
Volume 19, Issue 16, 24 April 2014
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/Public/Articles/Archives.aspx?PublicationId=11678

Research articles
Seasonal influenza immunisation in Europe. Overview of recommendations and vaccination coverage for three seasons: pre-pandemic (2008/09), pandemic (2009/10) and post-pandemic (2010/11)
by J Mereckiene, S Cotter, A Nicoll, P Lopalco, T Noori, JT Weber, F D’Ancona, D Lévy-Bruhl, L Dematte, C Giambi, P Valentiner-Branth , I Stankiewicz, E Appelgren, D O’Flanagan, the VENICE project gatekeepers group

News
The European Medicines Agency publishes interim guidance on enhanced safety surveillance for seasonal influenza vaccines in the European Union
Eurosurveillance editorial team 1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Stockholm, Sweden
On 15 April, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published an interim guidance on enhanced safety surveillance for seasonal influenza vaccines in the European Union. The interim guidance focuses on enhanced safety surveillance and outlines principles to be followed for improved continuous routine surveillance for influenza vaccines [1].