Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU urges states to reopen domestic borders from Monday

The European Union on Thursday urged all its member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week, saying that the closures they introduced to tackle the coronavirus do little to limit ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU leaders urge booster shots, seek coordinated travel rules

European Union leaders agreed Thursday that administering booster shots is "urgent" and "crucial" to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant.

Health

Canada unveils framework for universal drug plan

Canada on Thursday unveiled a framework for a universal drug plan that, once fully implemented, would mark the biggest expansion of its publicly funded health care system in decades.

Vaccination

EU insists virus shots will remain voluntary

The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they're allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen ...

Vaccination

EU says first virus vaccinations possible by Christmas

Vaccinations against the coronavirus could start in the 27 European Union nations by Christmas and member countries must urgently prepare their logistical chains to cope with the rollout of hundreds of millions of doses of ...

Health

EU to propose vaccine 'green pass'

The European Commission will propose rules for an EU vaccine "green pass" this month, as the bloc prepares to ramp up its COVID-19 immunisation drive, commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday.

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