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UPDATED: EU backs second COVID booster for over-60s, before variant-adapted vaccines are ready

BRUSSELS/LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone over 60, as well as medically vulnerable people, amid a new rise in infections…

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ECDC Urges EU Member States To Plan For Monkeypox Jabs

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is expected to recommend that European Union member countries should prepare vaccination plans for monkeypox, The Financial Times reported. The advice…

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UPDATED: EU investigates chocolate-linked salmonella outbreak before Easter

Reuters reported that the Europe's health agency said on Wednesday it was investigating dozens of reported and suspected cases of salmonella linked with eating chocolate in at least nine countries.…

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European drugs regulator recommends AstraZeneca’s COVID drug

March 24 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency on Thursday authorised the use of AstraZeneca Plc's antibody drug for preventing COVID-19 infections in adults and adolescents over 12 years of age. The treatment…

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Covid-19: Malta no longer on green list / Malta News Briefing – Friday 19 November 2021

Times of Malta says that all data extracted from a phone belonging to Keith Schembri must be made available to Yorgen Fenech’s defence team, a court ruled on Friday. MaltaToday…

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EU health agency warns of severe winter flu season for elderly

The upcoming influenza season in Europe could be severe for the elderly and those with weak immunity, the EU's public health agency warned, adding that it could put a greater…

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EU regulator backs vaccine booster for people with weak immunity

The European Union's drugs regulator said on Monday people with weakened immune systems should get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, but left it to member states to…

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66-year-old male dies from Covid-19, no further patients in ITU / Malta News Briefing – Friday 1 October 2021

Latest news portal update Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says it is time to discuss whether we should have fewer electoral districts, if we should allow prime…

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Malta promoted on ECDC safe green travel list

Malta was 'promoted' in the EU's travel green list after spending the summer months on the red and orange lists. Malta was struck off the list onJuly 12, when it…

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EU health body says no urgent need for vaccine boosters

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said there was no urgent need for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the fully vaccinated, citing data on the effectiveness…

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New coronavirus cases soar in Europe: EU agency

Weekly new COVID-19 cases have increased by 64.3 percent in the EU and EEA compared with the previous week, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control announced today. The…

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Europe administers 17 mln COVID vaccine doses in latest week – ECDC

Europe took delivery of, and administered, nearly 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week, according to a regular monitoring report that showed that a total of 116 million shots…

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Most European countries register stabilisation and reduction of new cases

Many EU/EEA countries have started to observe a stabilisation or reductions in case notification rates. This may be evidence that some countries may have peaked. The ECDC reports that this could…

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Europe’s CDC issues threat assessment of new Covid-19 strain

CDE News - Over the last few weeks, the United Kingdom (UK) has faced a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in South East England, leading to enhanced epidemiological and virological…

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The recent spike in Coronavirus cases presents high risks unless no concrete action is taken – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

The European Union’s health agency has called on member states that are seeing an increase in cases of coronavirus to reinstate control measures, as it warned of a “true resurgence”…

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