Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU's COVID pass worked well, other tools less so: auditors

The EU's COVID pass system worked well to allow continued free movement in the bloc during the coronavirus pandemic, but other tools fared worse, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU doesn't follow Italy with COVID checks on China arrivals

The European Union is assessing Beijing's rollback of its strict anti-infection controls but refrained Thursday from immediately following EU member Italy in requiring coronavirus tests for airline passengers coming from ...

Vaccination

EU taps Moderna for more COVID variant jabs

The EU said Tuesday is has struck an agreement with Moderna to delay deliveries of COVID vaccines in order to boost the likelihood of receiving jabs against Omicron variants.

Vaccination

EU signs contract for new Spanish COVID vaccine

The European Commission has signed a contract to allow EU member states to buy up to 250 million doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine developed in Spain, it said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monkeypox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic ready to meet demand

As the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, Danish company Bavarian Nordic has seen its order book fill up as the usually rare disease spreads around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU working on joint purchase of monkeypox vaccines

The EU is working on centralising purchases of vaccines and treatments for monkeypox, with details to be agreed in the "coming days," the European Commission told AFP on Thursday.

Health

EU wants patients to be able to access medical data

The European Commission on Tuesday put forward a proposal that would let patients access their medical data anywhere in the bloc, creating an EU-wide platform that could also be used for research.

Vaccination

UK approves Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine

Britain has approved a new coronavirus vaccine by the Austrian-French drugmaker Valneva, the UK's health regulator said on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU warily sees 'stabilization' of COVID wave

The European Union is cautiously welcoming a "stabilization" of the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic but knows it must do more to help poorer nations, especially in Africa with jabs, officials said Wednesday.

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