Keyword: COVID-19

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EU4Health Plan Aimed at Pandemic Preparedness

29.03.2021 -

The European Parliament (EP) has adopted the EU4Health program for 2021-2027 put forward by the European Commission in May 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 crisis. The...

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AstraZeneca and US Trial Board at Odds

24.03.2021 -

The AstraZeneca Covid vaccine’s brief respite from global negative headlines achieved after it published positive results from its US clinical trial on Mar. 22 was even...

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EMA Gives All Clear for AstraZeneca Covid Shot

18.03.2021 -

After a day’s deliberation, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has decided that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective and that potential side effects...

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EU-UK Vaccine Cold War Gets Hotter

18.03.2021 -

As the world awaited conclusive words from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the safety of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot, the vaccine war between the UK and the EU...

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Germany Seeks Self Reliance in Vaccine Production

16.03.2021 -

As one glitch after another at Covid vaccine suppliers upends deliveries, the German federal government is drawing up plans to build up production within its borders...

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Eight Countries Halt AstraZeneca Shot on Blood Clot Fears

12.03.2021 -

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is drawing negative headlines again after several incidences of blood clots have been reported, including the death of a 49-year-old nurse...

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EMA Clears J&J Covid Vaccine for Marketing

12.03.2021 -

The EU cleared Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for conditional marketing in all 27member states on Mar. 11 as expected. The single-dose adenovirus shot made by...

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Russian Covid Vaccine to be Made in Italy

10.03.2021 -

The Russian government has clinched a deal to produce its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Italy and will proceed with the project even if the European Medicines Agency (EMA...