3rd Dutch Vaccination Day 2027

3rd Dutch Vaccination Day 2027 is organized by Virology Education | Academic Medical Education (VE / AME) and will be held on Feb 04, 2027 in Netherlands.

Description:
The 3rd Dutch Vaccination Day aims to bring together healthcare professionals from various disciplines and offer them a high-quality medical education program on the prevention of infectious diseases in the elderly and immunocompromised patients. Given the contemporary challenges surrounding vaccination willingness and the many prevention opportunities that can yield significant health benefits, the day seeks to raise awareness of the role of medical professionals and their contribution to optimal vaccination care.

Goal of this day:
The goal of this day is to:

• Linking vaccination to positivity – Healthy aging.
• Create more awareness within professional groups about the importance of vaccination.
• Mapping out the logistical stumbling blocks to implementation.
• Provide healthcare providers with a complete and nuanced overview of each vaccine (pneumococcal, shingles, flu, COVID, whooping cough, RSV, etc.).
• Discuss the effectiveness of each vaccine openly and factually.
• Emphasize how important communication and the provision of information are for vaccination willingness.
• Emphasize that vaccination is an individual decision, but that good information is essential for it.
• Calling on healthcare providers to proactively inform patients and point them to where they can go.

Topics:
Costs and benefits of prevention
Per vaccine (pneumococcal, shingles, flu, COVID, whooping cough, RSV, etc.):

• Knowledge
• Awareness and information
• Current situation regarding vaccine care and challenges
• Implementation / Vaccination as a healthy life