The Coalition for Life-Course Immunisation (CLCI) was established because a diverse network of expert members and associations from across Europe came together in early 2017 and, guided by the WHO’s European Vaccine Action Plan, concluded that life-course immunisation is one of the most effective public health tools to eradicate vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. CLCI is committed to prevention of these diseases over the life-course through the promotion of the health and economic benefits of wide-scale immunisation.
CLCI will address issues and barriers that prevent the widespread implementation of life-course immunisation, along with promoting awareness among policy makers and politicians, health professionals and the public of the importance of vaccination programmes for European citizens of all ages. CLCI commits to working with the relevant institutions at European Union and Member State level, as well as other external stakeholders and collaborators in order to achieve its aims.