Health
Setback for EU deal on hormone-disrupting chemicals
The EU's efforts to regulate chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones suffered a setback on Wednesday when MEPs blocked a key proposal.
Oct 4, 2017
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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.
Aug 2, 2022
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Vaccination
EU pushes hassle-free travel for vaccinated residents
Fully vaccinated residents in the EU should be exempt from COVID-19 quarantine when travelling within the bloc, the European Commission urged on Monday in a sign of increased confidence in its jabs rollout.
May 31, 2021
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AstraZeneca warns of limited vaccine supplies to Europe
British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca warned Friday that supplies of its coronavirus vaccine to Europe will be "lower than originally anticipated" due to reduced production at a manufacturing site.
Jan 22, 2021
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EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults
The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the adult population, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday.
Jul 10, 2021
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Europe switches to self-extinguishing cigarettes
It's lights out in Europe this weekend for old-style cigarettes that manufacturers haven't adapted to burn themselves out if left unattended.
Nov 14, 2011
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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.
Jun 23, 2022
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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.
Apr 14, 2022
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EU to get 20 mn extra vaccine doses to fight Omicron
EU members will get an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the first three months of 2022 to fight the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the European Commission said on Sunday.
Dec 19, 2021
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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.
Feb 10, 2022
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