ECDC head concerned about vaccine hesitancy

Ljubljana, 7 February - Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), expressed concern about people in some EU countries being sceptical about vaccination as she visited the Slovenian public health authority on Tuesday. Slovenian experts said the country was taking action to boost vaccine awareness.

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A press conference held by the Slovenian public health authority to mark the visit by Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Health Ministry State Secretary Azra Herceg.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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National vaccination coordinator Marta Grgič Vitek.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Mario Fafangel, the head of the infectious disease department at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Švedska, Stockholm.
Logotip Evropskega centra za preprečevanje in nadzor bolezni (ECDC).
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