EMA recommendations on extra doses and boosters EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to people with severely weakened immune systems, at least 28 days after their second dose. The recommendation comes after studies showed that an extra dose of these vaccines increased […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Europe – September
In this article, and with data collected from Our world in Data, we provide an analysis of the evolution of COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalizations in Europe during the moths of August and September. Vaccination in Europe During September Europe reached 411,745,042 vaccinated citizens, which means that 51.87% of Europeans have already received the full course […]
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COVID-19 developments in Asia, Oceania and Eastern Mediterranean during September
This news item shows an analysis of the evolution of COVID-19 in Asia, Oceania and Eastern Mediterranean with data provided by Johns Hopkins University during the months of August and September. The month of September closed with an increase of 6.44% in diagnosed cases of COVID-19 (15,009,585) in the eastern Mediterranean part of Asia, 3.77% […]
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Healthy Lifestyle: Commission launches a European-wide campaign
The Commission launched the HealthyLifestyle4All campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle for all, across generations and social groups, with the objective to improve the health and well-being of Europeans. Linking sport and active lifestyles with health, food and other policies, this two-year campaign involves civil society, non-governmental organisations, national, local and regional authorities and international bodies. […]
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Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges
The Commission launched five new EU missions, a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and beyond. EU missions aim to tackle big challenges in health, climate and the environment, and to achieve ambitious and inspiring goals in these areas. A novelty of Horizon Europe and also […]
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7.2% of people in the EU suffer from chronic depression
In 2019, 7.2% of EU citizens reported having chronic depression, a small increase compared with 2014 (+0.3 percentage points). Among the EU countries, Slovenia (15.1%) had the highest share of the population reporting chronic depression in 2019, followed by Portugal (12.2%) and Sweden (11.7%). In contrast, the share of people reporting chronic depression was lowest in Romania […]
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Europe strengthens patient involvement in cancer research
Trio Presidency partners Slovenia, Portugal and Germany adopt joint Principles of Successful Patient Involvement in Cancer Research. Simona Kustec, the Slovenian Minister of Education, Science and Sport stated: “We are expanding and transforming the boundaries of field of cancer research by emphasizing the successful engagement of cancer patients, survivors and their families into cancer research. […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Europe – August
In this article, and with data collected from Our world in Data, we provide an analysis of the evolution of COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalizations in Europe. Vaccination in Europe During the month of August, a total of 66,817,834 people were vaccinated in Europe, reaching a total of 388,418,962 citizens, which means that 47.86% of the […]
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The EU and AstraZeneca agree on COVID-19 vaccine supply and on ending litigation
The EU and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement which will secure the delivery of the remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses to Member States under the terms of the Advance Purchase Agreement concluded on 27 August 2020 with AstraZeneca. The agreement will also end the pending litigation before the Brussels Court. Commissioner for Health and Food Safety […]
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