This news item shows updated data, obtained from Johns Hopkins University, concerning the incidence of diagnosed cases and deaths from the COVID-19 virus in America. As of September 06, 2022, a total of 196,578 daily cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Americas in the last 7 days, with the countries with the highest […]
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Three steps forward towards an equal sharing of unpaid care
One-in-three people across the EU are unpaid informal carers for family members or friends in need due to health problems and/or disability. And that’s just one of the key findings from EIGE’s annual Gender Equality Index report, which this year focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and care – published this October 2022. “This is the kind […]
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Commission rallies Member States to prepare for autumn and winter
The Commission is proposing concrete measures to avoid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the upcoming autumn and winter season. The Commission is urging Member States to put the necessary strategies and structures in place, including for COVID-19 vaccination and surveillance, to respond to future outbreaks in a fast and sustained manner. The main aim of […]
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First adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines recommended for approval in the EU
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising two vaccines adapted to provide broader protection against COVID-19. Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 and Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 are for use in people aged 12 years and above who have received at least primary vaccination against COVID-19. These vaccines are adapted versions of the original vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) […]
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Commission decides to register new European Citizens’ Initiative on tobacco
The Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Call to achieve a tobacco-free environment and the first European tobacco-free generation by 2030′. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose legislation to save new generations from falling into tobacco addiction, to act against related environmental dangers and against smoking. […]
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EMA advises on intradermal use of Imvanex / Jynneos against monkeypox
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has advised on intradermal use of monkeypox vaccine. EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) has reviewed data showing that people who receive the monkeypox vaccine as an intradermal injection (injection into the skin) produce similar levels of antibodies to those who receive it as a subcutaneous injection (injection under the skin). As only […]
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Coronavirus Present Situation in Africa
This news item shows updated data, obtained from various official sources (Johns Hopkins University, Reuters, WHO…), on the incidence of diagnosed cases and deaths due to the COVID-19 virus in Africa. Countries with the highest average incidence of cases diagnosed in the last 7 days Looking at the data as of August 19, 2022, […]
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COVID-19 vaccines: Commission and Moderna delivery schedules
The European Commission and Moderna have reached an agreement to better address Member States needs for COVID-19 vaccines for the late summer and winter period. This will ensure national authorities have access to the vaccines, including variant-adapted vaccines if authorised, at the time they need them for their own vaccination campaigns and to support their […]
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Joint Procurement contract HIPRA for Covid-19
HERA, the European Commission’s Health Preparedness and Response Authority, has signed a joint procurement Framework Contract with the company HIPRA HUMAN HEALTH for the supply of their protein COVID-19 vaccine. 14 Member States and countries are participating in this joint procurement, under which they can purchase up to 250 million doses. As the number of cases is […]
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