COVID-19 vaccination - European Centre for Disease Prevention …
WEBMay 24, 2023 · EU COVID-19 vaccines strategy. Questions and answers on COVID-19: Vaccines. Evidence to inform decision making. ECDC reviews scientific evidence and develops relevant technical guidance on COVID-19 vaccines that can inform national priorities and decision-making.
Safe COVID-19 vaccines for Europeans - European Commission
WEBThe European Commission has secured up to 4.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines. As of August 2023, a total of 84.8% of the EU adult population has been vaccinated at least once against the virus.
COVID-19 vaccinations have saved more than 1.4 million lives in …
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Since their introduction in December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have reduced deaths due to the pandemic by at least 57%, saving more than 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region. Most of those saved were aged 60 or older, the group at highest risk of severe illness and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Covid: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved for EU states - BBC
WEBDec 21, 2020 · The European Union's medicines regulator has recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in the bloc's 27 states. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorised the drug...
Covid: What is happening with the EU vaccine rollout? - BBC
WEBJun 21, 2021 · The rollout of Covid vaccines in European Union (EU) countries is picking up speed, with more than 300 million jabs administered. As of 20 June, nearly half of the EU's adult population have...
Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity' - BBC
WEBDec 27, 2020 · The EU has begun a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc's top official says is a "touching moment of unity". European Commission President Ursula von der...
EMA and ECDC statement on updating COVID-19 vaccines to …
WEBJun 6, 2023 · In line with the outcome of recent meetings of international regulators and the World Health Organization (WHO), EMA’s Emergency Task Force recommends updating vaccines to target XBB strains (a subgroup of Omicron), which have become dominant in Europe and other parts of the world.
Covid: UK approves fifth vaccine and Europe enters virus …
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · 1. UK approves fifth Covid vaccine. The UK has approved a fifth Covid-19 vaccine, developed by US company Novavax. The vaccine offers up to 89% protection against Covid illness. The Medicines...
See Where Covid Is Surging Across Europe - The New York Times
WEBNov 30, 2021 · Europe is a patchwork of high and low vaccination rates. Portugal and Malta are two of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world, with 87 percent and 86 percent of their populations...
Statement – COVID-19 vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in …
WEBJan 16, 2024 · A new study led by WHO/Europe has found that at least 1.4 million lives in our region were saved thanks to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Without them, the European Region’s cumulative known death toll could …
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