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News: ECDC and EMA issue advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (new)
Last updated: 06/04/2022
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and EMA’s COVID-19 task force (ETF) have concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax) in the general population.
However, both agencies agreed that a fourth dose (or second booster) can be given to adults 80 years of age and above after reviewing data on the higher risk of severe COVID-19 in this age group and the protection provided by a fourth dose.
ECDC and EMA also noted that there is currently no clear evidence in the EU that vaccine protection against severe disease is waning substantially in adults with normal immune systems aged 60 to 79 years and thus no clear evidence to support the immediate use of a fourth dose.
Authorities will continue to monitor data to determine if there is an increasing risk of severe illness among those who are vaccinated…

 

 

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
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Accessed 09 Apr 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
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Press release 9 April 2022
Stand Up For Ukraine: 9.1 billion euros pledged in support of internally displaced and refugees
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Press release 8 April 2022
Ukraine: EU agrees fifth package of restrictive measures against Russia
The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement by the Council to adopt a fifth package of restrictive measures against Putin’s regime in response to its brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.

Press release 6 April 2022
Food crisis: the EU takes action to support Africa’s Sahel and Lake Chad regions
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