Founded in 1998, The European Scientific Working group on Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses (ESWI) is a network organisation that aims to reduce the burden of influenza and other acute respiratory viruses in Europe. The Influenza Diabetes Community is a focus area for ESWI and serves as a virtual reference center, containing materials supplied by the IDC members on the importance of influenza vaccination for people with diabetes.
People with diabetes still face a higher risk for influenza and its complications. National and international guidelines therefore advise that diabetes patients be annually vaccinated against influenza. More information can be found in the Influenza Diabetes Community website.
FIP is a member of the IDC since 2020. This gives us the opportunity to voice and advocate for the role that pharmacists can play both in immunisation and in the care of people living with diabetes. It also gives us access to an interdisciplinary forum of experts in this area, which supports FIP in advancing our work on these topics.
