10 February 2026

The Coalition for Vaccination urges European countries to increase vaccination coverage and tackle misinformation

As a member of the Coalition for Vaccination, representing millions of healthcare professionals and students from across Europe, CPME supports continued EU and national collaboration to strengthen vaccination coverage, address misinformation, and protect population health.

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The Coalition for Vaccination is concerned that the success of vaccine protection may be in danger, due to vaccine hesitancy, vaccine shortages, misinformation and disinformation, and structural barriers to access within healthcare systems.

Losing protection could have dangerous consequences for individuals and population groups.

The Coalition supports the European Commission’s continued work, alongside Member States, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and European Medicines Agency (EMA), to:

- Provide clear, accessible, and evidence-based information

- Actively counter misinformation and disinformation

- Support national vaccination strategies based on scientific evidence

- Provide adequate education and continuing professional development for healthcare professionals,

- Monitor the performance of immunisation programmes

- Advance a European digital vaccination card Improve transparency in vaccine approval processes

- Strengthen independent, national and EU-wide vaccine safety surveillance.

Read the full statement here.

Learn more about the Coalition for Vaccination here.