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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries implemented a wide set of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), sometimes with limited knowledge on their effect and impact on population. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) developed a Response Measures Database (ECDC–JRC RMD) to archive NPIs in 30 EU/EEA countries from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2022. We aimed to introduce a tool for the wider scientific community to assess COVID-19 NPIs effect and impact in the EU/EEA. We give an overview of the ECDC–JRC RMD rationale and structure, including a brief analysis of the main NPIs applied in 2020, before the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. The ECDC–JRC RMD organises NPIs through a three-level hierarchical structure and uses four additional parameters (‘status’, ‘implementation’, ‘target group’ and ‘geographical representation’) to provide further information on the implementation of each measure. Features including the ready-for-analysis, downloadable format and its agile taxonomy and structure highlight the potential of the ECDC–JRC RMD to facilitate further NPI analysis and optimise decision making on public health response policies.

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Non-pharmaceutical interventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries: the ECDC–JRC Response Measures Database
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Lorenzo+Lionello&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lionello Lorenzo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Debora+Stranges&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stranges Debora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tommi+Karki&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Karki Tommi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emma+Wiltshire&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wiltshire Emma</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Chiara+Proietti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Proietti Chiara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Annunziato&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Annunziato Alessandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Josep+Jansa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jansa Josep</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ettore+Severi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Severi Ettore</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+the+ECDC%E2%80%93JRC+Response+Measures+Database+working+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of the ECDC–JRC Response Measures Database working group</a></span>. Non-pharmaceutical interventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries: the ECDC–JRC Response Measures Database. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(41):pii=2101190. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.41.2101190" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.41.2101190</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Dec 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 08 Jul 2022 </span> </p>
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