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Europe: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

 

European Medicines Agency
News & Press Releases
Press Releases
News: Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 21-24 March 2022 (new)
CHMP, Last updated: 25/03/2022

News: EMA recommends authorisation of COVID-19 medicine Evusheld (new)- AstraZeneca
CHMP, Last updated: 24/03/2022

 

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
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News
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide, warns new report
Press release – 24 Mar 2022
According to the latest ECDC/WHO report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and monitoring in Europe, a sharp drop (24%) in reported tuberculosis cases between 2019 and 2020 was probably exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered detection and reporting. Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19, and drug resistant TB strains are still a major concern. In the fight against tuberculosis, urgent investment is critical, especially in the context of the ongoing pandemic

News
ECDC: On Air – podcast on European epidemiology. Episode 17 out now!
Podcast – 24 Mar 2022

News
Epidemiological update: West Nile virus transmission season in Europe, 2021
Epidemiological update – 24 Mar 2022

Data
Presentation: Tuberculosis situation in the EU/EEA, 2020
Presentation – 24 Mar 2022

 

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Accessed 26 Mar 2022
https://vaccinetracker.ecdc.europa.eu/public/extensions/COVID-19/vaccine-tracker.html#uptake-tab

 

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European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/home/en
Latest [Selected]
Press release 25 March 2022
Stand Up for Ukraine: European Commission and Government of Canada team up with Global Citizen to mobilise support for refugees

Press release 24 March 2022
EU strengthens partnership with WHO to boost local manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies in Africa
The Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) are strengthening their partnership to improve equitable access to safe, effective, and quality-assured vaccines, medicines and health technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Press release 23 March 2022
Ukraine: €3.4 billion REACT-EU pre-financing to Member States welcoming refugees fleeing Ukraine
To support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has today proposed to increase by €3.4 billion the total pre-financing from the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU).