Back in 2019, ThinkYoung built the ThinkYoung Vaccine Coalition composed of 35 young healthcare professionals from more than 20 EU countries.
Vaccines are offering a solution in a time of crisis, but vaccine hesitancy is alarmingly present across Europe. We must induce sustainable behaviour change to ensure vaccines become a social norm and with young people already taking the lead for a healthier future we believe that youth can drive this change.
That’s why in January 2019, ThinkYoung built the ThinkYoung Vaccine Coalition composed of young health professionals with more than 20 nationalities, either engaged in healthcare or in health policy. The ThinkYoung Vaccine Coalition is taking a proactive stance to advocate the important role of vaccination and prevention across Europe, both at the EU and national level.
JUST OUT
Despite progress being made in expanding Covid-19 vaccination across Europe, the ongoing disruption caused by the pandemic to routine immunisation for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) poses significant healthcare risks, and a higher chance of disease outbreak. Even before the pandemic this was a serious concern, with outbreaks of measles being seen in Europe between 2017 and 2019.
RESEARCH
The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe and lasting implications with the crisis that poses a considerable risk to young people. At ThinkYoung we delved deeper into the concerns and difficulties facing young healthcare professionals during a time of crisis. Our research shows that 67% of participants want a ‘healthy recovery’ instead of a ‘return to normal’.
In 2017, ThinkYoung conducted a research on Youth Vaccine Perception which was designed to investigate the awareness level of vaccination among young Europeans. Our research revealed that only the 65% of the young people interviewed considered the benefits of vaccination to outweigh the risks.
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MANIFESTO
The ThinkYoung Vaccine Coalition have created a Manifesto highlighting 10 recommendations for vital actions in the field of immunisation. On January 21st, 2020 the ThinkYoung Vaccine Coalition Manifesto was launched at the European Parliament in Brussels, in presence of over 40 policymakers. This included members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and representatives from diverse professional and civil society organisations connected to the health sector.
MEET OUR VACCINE COALITION
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES
MEMBERS
COUNTRY
Country Representative
NAME
Number of Members:
Number
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Daniela Quaggia
Diana Castro Sandoval
Durdica (DJ) Vukic Marosevic
El Addouli Yasmine
AMBASSADORS
Salvatore De Meo
Member of the European Parliament, EPP
Tomislav Sokol
Member of the European Parliament, EPP
MEDIA
MEDIA COVERAGE
ANSA
TUMORI HPV CORRELATI, ASSOCIAZIONI ITALIANE PRESENTANO AL NUOVO...
CARE
Magazine
IL COINVOLGIMENTO DEI GIOVANI NELLA CAMPAGNA DI PREVENZIONE DEI...
VACCINES TODAY
VACCINATION MANIFESTO: YOUTH COALITION’S RECIPE FOR PREVENTION
Corriere Della Sera
IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE ALL THE TUMOURS CAUSED BY THE PAPILLOMAVIRUS...
La
Stampa
IL COINVOLGIMENTO DEI GIOVANI NELLA CAMPAGNA DI PREVENZIONE DEI...
VACCINES TODAY
COVID-19: HOW YOUNG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE WEATHERING THE STORM
CPhI
Online
YC4PV PRESENTS VACCINE AWARENESS MANIFESTO TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION
La
Repubblica
HPV AWARENESS DAY, A MANIFESTO TO ELIMINATE PAPILLOMAVIRUS TUMOURS
La
Repubblica
L’ITALIA VUOLE ESSERE IN PRIMA LINEA NELLA PREVENZIONE DEI TUMORI...
VACCINES TODAY
VACCINE CHAMPIONS: YOUNG PEOPLE DEMAND HEALTHIER FUTURE
DecentJobs
ForYouth
GEN Z & COVID-19: YOUTH TAKING ACTION AND TACKLING VACCINE...
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