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Salmonella and Campylobacter cases stable in EU
The number of reported human cases of illness caused by Campylobacter and Salmonella bacteria across Europe appears to be stabilising over the past five...
WHO chief urges global leaders: ‘Don’t Undermine COVAX’
World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned world leaders to focus on international vaccination initiative COVAX. Dr.Tedros took...
Fake negative Covid-19 test certificates sold across Europe
As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the pandemic, it is very likely that criminals will seize...
Variants, vaccines and HERA Incubator in Europe
New variants are already present in Europe and the EU is setting up a European bio-defence preparedness plan “HERA Incubator”....
EMA preparing guidance to tackle COVID-19 variants
EMA is developing guidance for manufacturers planning changes to the existing COVID-19 vaccines to tackle the new virus variants. In...
COVID-19 global vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’, UN chief warns
António Guterres warns that progress on COVID-19 global vaccinations has been wildly uneven and unfair and UN Security Council will...
Verhofstadt: The inconvenient truth behind the vaccination fiasco in the EU
The Belgian politician Mr. Guy Verhofstadt hit out, claiming that after nearly two months, the roll out of vaccines is...
European Alarm over the increased threat of variants
Commission is proposing immediate action to prepare Europe for the increased threat of coronavirus variants. The new European bio-defence preparedness plan against...
WHO: New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines
The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective, the head...
WHO: Post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare
Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, the World...
EMA transparency and independence standards for treatments and vaccines
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has re-affirmed its long-standing commitment to independence and transparency in its evaluation of COVID-19 treatments...
Ursula von der Leyen admits to failings in vaccine EU plan
MEPs grilled Ursula von der Leyen over EU vaccine strategy and EU chief today admitted to failings in vaccine EU...
EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)
European Commission creates HERA - EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, a new body to prepare for future Pandemics....
WHO criticizes EU over vaccine export controls
The World Health Organization (WHO) criticised European vaccines export controls and urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines. With...
COVAX progress for global access to COVID-19 vaccines
“Distributing vaccines globally is our exit strategy from the pandemic,” International Partnership Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen eudebates COVAX initiative. Parliament wants...
World Cancer Day: how the EU is fighting cancer
Fighting cancer is one of the EU’s health priorities and World Cancer Day on 4 February is a global initiative to raise...
Smoke-free environments protect passive non-smokers and smokers
Completely smoke-free environments protect smokers and non-smokers, reduce tobacco use in current smokers and also help those who want to...
EU debates Alcohol and Tobacco Cancer connection
Europe has the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world and smoking is responsible for 15-20% of all European...
Watch State of the Union live: Ursula von der Leyen gives 2022 address #SOTEU
President Ursula von der Leyen debates priorities ahead of hard winter at the State of the European Union #SOTEU at...
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