Extraordinary meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (‎ETAGE)‎

Overview

The  European Technical  Advisory  Group of  Experts  on  Immunization (ETAGE)  meets  annually to review  the  progress  of  the  Vaccine-preventable  Diseases  and  Immunization  Programme (VPI) towards  the  European Region’s  disease  prevention goals. ETAGE  usually  meets  on an annual basis, during  the  third quarter  of  the  year. At  its  14th meeting, conducted 8–9 October  2014, ETAGE supported several  changes  to the  verification process  for  the  elimination of  measles, related  to  reporting  at country  level and  the  categorizing  of  Member  States  according  to  their elimination  status.