Medications

COVID-19 impacted access to abortion care all over Europe

Access to abortion care is an important and politically charged topic. It is a human rights issue affecting essential aspects of women's healthcare. As a global disruptive event, COVID-19 affected abortion access in many ...

Addiction

EU report: Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns

Illegal drug production on European soil increased during the coronavirus pandemic last year as lockdowns helped move drug sales from streets to encrypted online platforms, according to an analysis of continental drug trends ...

Vaccination

WHO: Vaccinating kids 'not a high priority' amid shortage

The World Health Organization's top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO perspective, given the extremely limited global supply of doses.

Vaccination

More than two billion COVID vaccines given

More than two billion COVID-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally Thursday drawn from official sources.

Vaccination

EU, UK raise doubts about COVID weapons patent waiver

The EU, Britain and Japan continued to voice doubts at the WTO on Monday about a proposed intellectual property waiver on COVID-19 products such as vaccines, a Geneva trade official said.

Vaccination

EU watchdog to rule Friday on Pfizer for youths

The European Medicines Agency will announce on Friday whether it has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, the regulator said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Countries urge deeper probe of COVID-19 origins at WHO meet

The United States and other countries called Tuesday for a more in-depth investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic's origins, after an international mission to China earlier this year proved inconclusive.

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