Olympics: EU supports Japan to host safe 2021 Games in Tokyo
The European Union backed Japan for hosting the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, with 100 million vaccine doses to fight pandemic ...
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WHO: 115k health and care professionals died from pandemic
WHO estimates that at least 115.000 health and care professionals have lost their lives due to COVID-19 pandemic. The head ...
Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID
More Europeans have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases are falling, “the threat remains present”. ...
Made in China vaccine gets WHO global approval for emergency use
The COVID-19 China vaccine got the WHO green light for global rollout, potentially paving the way for its use in ...
Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccine passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel, ...
World Health Day: Stella Kyriakides EU debates Health Union
As we celebrate World Health Day, health inequalities remain a daily reality for so many of our citizens in the ...
UNWTO urges Commissioner Schinas to lead the way in Tourism Restart
As the latest data shows an 85% fall in tourist arrivals across Europe at the start of 2021, UNWTO has ...
India donates 200,000 vaccine doses to UN blue helmets peacekeepers
India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions. The ...
When will we travel again in Europe?
The Commission adopted a common Digital Green Certificate to travel again covering vaccination, testing and recovery. A technical framework will ...
President von der Leyen looks to speed up vaccine rollout
European Union has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway to speed ...
WHO: Do not STOP vaccinations of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Many more countries have suspended the AstraZeneca vaccinations as a precautionary measure, after thromboembolic events with vaccines. EU countries have ...
EMA investigates AstraZeneca Vaccine and thromboembolic events
Several authorities responsible for national vaccine campaigns in EU countries have temporarily paused vaccination with COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. This is ...
WHO and European Medicines Agency investigate AstraZeneca vaccine
Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several ...
Hearing loss: A Common Health Problem for 2.5 bn people worldwide
By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned, in ...
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in Europe
European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID‑19 vaccine by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This ...
OECD: Faster vaccine rollout is critical to stronger recovery
A global economic recovery is in sight but a faster and more effective vaccination rollout across the world is critical ...
One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists
Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the ...
African swine fever: devising an ‘exit strategy’ for affected countries
African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious lethal disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar and in 2020 it has ...
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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