Robert Koch Institute

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is Germany’s public health institute. RKI's mission is to protect and improve the health of the population. To this end, 1,100 individuals from 90 different occupational fields work and conduct research together at RKI every day. 

Website: Robert Koch Institute

Country: Germany

Last evaluation: 2021 

Website audience(s): 

Educators, healthcare professionals, media, policy makers

Social Media: Twitter

Description of the website

The website of Robert Koch Institute is a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).

The RKI web site on vaccination includes original articles on prevention programmes and vaccine safety, frequently asked questions, the importance of vaccination, vaccination coverage and recommendations of the Standing Committee on Vaccination at the Robert Koch Institute (STIKO). Disease-specific pages provide additional information on vaccine-preventable diseases like fact sheets or information sheets in different languages. Visitors can access more information provided by other institutions.

The Robert Koch Institute is Germany’s public health institute.

The site is continually updated.

Website's sponsorship policy

Robert Koch Institute is an upper federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Health and pursues no commercial interests. Both the research activities and the provision of information on vaccination topics on the websites of the Robert Koch Institute are financed exclusively from Robert Koch Institute's own funds without any contributions from private sponsors.

Website's content or editorial policy

These Internet pages on the subject of "Vaccination" are maintained by Immunization Unit of the Robert Koch Institute in cooperation with the Institute's press office. Independent scientists from various disciplines work within this unit. The development of prevention strategies - especially vaccination programmes - is one of the main focuses of the unit. The STIKO’s scientific secretariat is also located in this unit.

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