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IMMUNION project General Assembly

On the 16th and 17th of January, EPSA's President, Gabriel Branco, and Vice President of European Affairs, Catarina Silva, were present at the IMMUNION project General Assembly and Coalition for Vaccination Conference, respectively

The IMMUNION General Assembly had the aim of evaluating the project and determing concrete conclusions about its next steps. On the Coalition for Vaccination Conference, jointly organised by the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU), the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) and the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), Catarina was part of the panel discussion "Supporting vaccination communication of healthcare professionals" where she spoke on behalf of EHSAS, the European Healthcare Students, Associations Summit, highlight the importance of facilitating vaccination access to fight vaccine hesitancy amongst young people and the need of implementing soft skills in the healthcare curricula for students, and future professionals, to confidently communicate with patients about vaccines. Gabriel delivered a presentation on EPSA's work regarding vaccination and the power of Students' Associations on influencing and educating young people, underlining the crucial role of the next generation of healthcare pressionals.