Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nations employ drastic tactics to fight microscopic foe

Tens of millions of students stayed home on three continents, security forces went on standby to guard against large gatherings of people, and bars, restaurants and offices closed Friday to slow the spread of the coronavirus ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO reduces Ebola death toll in Sierra Leone

The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced it was changing the way it reports fatalities from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone at the request of the government.

Vaccination

EU members to start COVID-19 jabs 'the same day'

The EU's 27 member countries aim to start COVID-19 vaccinations on "the same day" in a sign of unity, possibly a day or two before Christmas, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

Vaccination

EU agency says to focus on vaccines first not booster shots

The European Union's infectious diseases agency on Thursday urged countries to push ahead with their primary coronavirus vaccination programs and played down the need for booster shoots to ward off the delta variant among ...

Vaccination

EU gets extra vaccine doses to tackle virus border clusters

The European Union's executive arm has secured an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for an extra 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to fight a worrying surge of coronavirus clusters that are prompting the bloc's nations to impose ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU well armed to prevent an Ebola epidemic: experts

The European Union must fill gaps to stop the spread of Ebola now that an infected nurse in Spain has exposed these failings, but it is well armed to prevent an epidemic, EU officials and experts said.

Health

EU hands Liberia 42 mn euros to cut maternal mortality

The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

As virus spread, EU activates fast-track decision mode

The EU has adopted a faster decision-making process to help coordinate the response to the novel coronavirus outbreak and allow non-members like Britain to take part.

Vaccination

EU leaders study jab roll-out, vaccine certificates

EU leaders met virtually Thursday under pressure to speed up Europe's coronavirus vaccine rollout and facing demands from some capitals for a continent-wide vaccine passport.

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