Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Latvia declares emergency after surge in COVID cases

Latvia has declared a three-month state of emergency starting from Monday following a surge in COVID-19 infections to record levels, as its vaccination rate remains one of the lowest in the EU.

Medications

Roche applies to market COVID antibody treatment in EU

Swiss pharma giant Roche on Monday applied to market its anti-COVID-19 cocktail in the European Union, the bloc's medicines watchdog said, the final step before it can be released to the continent.

Vaccination

Finland to start giving Covid jab to minks

Finland will begin vaccinating minks on fur farms against COVID-19 after authorities granted temporary approval for an experimental vaccine, the country's regulator said Friday.

Oncology & Cancer

Study: Higher alcohol taxes could prevent thousands of cancers

Europe is the region with the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in the world. To reduce alcohol consumption and the associated health burden, increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages is a promising policy option. Alongside ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers

The United States announced Monday it will lift COVID travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends COVID pass

Bookings for coronavirus vaccines in Italy spiked this week after the government said all employees must show proof of a jab, negative test or recent recovery from COVID-19, authorities said.

Health

EU earmarks 30 billion euros for health crisis agency

The European Union said Thursday that it will fund its new health preparedness and rapid response agency to the tune of 30 billion euros ($35 billion) over the next six years, even pushing it higher if individual efforts ...

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