Cancer prevention – action to promote vaccination against cancer-causing viruses

Public Health Community

One of 10 flagship initiatives in the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is to support Member State efforts to extend routine vaccination against viruses that can cause cancers later in life.

The Commission will propose actions to increase the uptake of vaccination against the Hepatitis B virus and human papillomaviruses. These actions will include reducing physical obstacles to vaccination, targeted communication, and fighting mis- and disinformation.