In many countries, the influenza epidemic is still increasing at the moment. ECDC updated the risk assessment for seasonal influenza 2016-2017 recently, on 25 January. This podcast summarises the main message, and goes a bit deeper in the issue of vaccinating health care workers, exploring the challenges on the road to a successful flu vaccination campaign in health care settings.

This podcast is part of the Transmissible Briefs; a series of educational podcasts, summarising recent public health news.