COVID

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…

4 years ago

VIDEO from inside the Pfizer vaccine factory in Puurs, Belgium

Pfizer, in partnership with Germany company BioNtech, plans to supply 1.3 billion doses of the vaccine in 2021 from factories…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

EU debates tourism industry and tries to save summer season 2021

Can Europe save summer season 2021 with all travel restrictions related to the Coronavirus pandemic, which have decimated the tourism…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen eudebates Global Citizen’s global recovery

President von der Leyen will join EU support to international initiative Global Citizen for global recovery. On Tuesday, 23 February…

4 years ago

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”.…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Bill Gates: Can the world avoid a climate disaster?

Bill Gates warns in the next 30 years we need scientific breakthroughs, technological innovations and global cooperation to avoid a…

4 years ago

EU strengthens the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an important political agreement to strengthen the EU…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Rwanda: COVID-19 pandemic pushes Rwandan economy into recession

Rwanda has fallen into its first recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially compromise years of gains in…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Updates on EU travel restrictions, measures and border controls

European Union Member States are constantly reviewing and updating measures to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Schengen Area travel…

4 years ago

UN warns against ‘backsliding’ in Ukraine

Although a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine has led to a significant decrease in civilian casualties, the overall situation remains fragile.…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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