ECDC review: COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk of ‘long COVID’ in adults
COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk of developing ‘long COVID’ by approximately 27% in adults fully vaccinated before infection, according to…
ECDC: Highly preventable measles infections see almost tenfold increase in Europe
The warning comes after more than 32,000 people in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) were diagnosed with…
ECDC recommends higher flu and COVID-19 vaccination coverage ahead of winter
Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake for risk groups is lagging behind targets in several EU and EEA Member States…
WHO, EU, ECDC urge boosted vaccination for Autumn/Winter
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease…
WHO, EU Commission and ECDC urge eligible groups to get vaccinated or boosted before the winter
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease…
Spanish EU Presidency event: High-level meeting on vaccination throughout the life course
Date: 18 July 2023 Location: Madrid, Spain Organiser: Ministry of Health External Link: Registration The...
European Immunization Week 2023: Joint statement by EU Commissioner Kyriakides, the WHO and UNICEF
Brussels, 24 April 2023 European Immunization Week 2023 and beyond: catching up and moving towards...
Vaccination: Confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels
Brussels, 21 November 2022 Today, the EU Commission published the 2022 State of Vaccine Confidence in...
Poland: EU opens medical evacuations hub for Ukrainian patients
Brussels, 1 September 2022 Today, the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is in Poland to officially...
COVID-19: MEPs and EU health ministers debate lessons learned
Brussels, 25 August 2022 Parliament’s special committee on COVID-19 (COVI) will exchange views with the...
EU Commission secures Moderna delivery adapted to Member State needs
Brussels, 2 June 2022 The Commission and the vaccine developer Moderna have reached an agreement...
COVID-19 Summit: EU steps up funding to vaccination roll-out in Africa
Brussels, 12 May 2022 The European Commission has today announced its intention to step up...
ECDC: Second booster to avert COVID-19 deaths between now and mid-autumn
28 April 2022 A continuous high incidence or a large surge in cases in the...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: 270-day acceptance period starts tomorrow
31 January 2022 As of tomorrow, 1 February, the new rules start applying on a...
ECDC: Increased vaccination uptake can ease societal pressure from Omicron
Stockholm, 27 January 2022 The Omicron variant of concern (VOC) is currently spreading with unprecedented...
Main results of the Informal Meeting of EU Health Ministers
Published on 21 January 2022 This Friday 21 January 2022, the European health ministers had...
EU Commission answer on Pfizer’s clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines on children
See question(s) :E-004563/2021 EN E-004563/2021 Answer given by Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European...
Monitoring COVID-19 vaccination: WHO guidance on collection and use of vaccination data
Interim guidance – 3 March 2021 – Updates possible COVID-19: Vaccines Overview This document provides...
Global vaccination: EU and US officials discuss donation of 1.7bn doses by mid-2022
23 December 2021 Senior European Commission officials met yesterday with senior White House and other...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: 9 months binding acceptance period for vaccination certificates
Brussels, 21 December 2021 Today, the Commission adopted rules relating to the EU Digital COVID...
EMA and ECDC on “mix-and-match” vaccination courses against COVID-19
07/12/2021 ‘Mix-and-match’ approach can be used for both initial courses and boosters The EU is...
ECDC: Considerations for vaccinating children 5-11 years old
On 1 December, ECDC published Interim Public Health Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Children following...
COVID-19: President von der Leyen on current and new challenges
Brussels, 1 December 2021 On the Communication on COVID-19: Allow me to start with an...
COVID-19 Omicron: EU Commission calls to step up vaccination, boosters, vigilance
Brussels, 1 December 2021 The Commission is today putting forward a common and coordinated EU...
COVID-19 vaccination saved 470,000 over 59-year-olds in European region – WHO/ECDC study
Stockholm, 25 November 2021 A new study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and...
Coronavirus: Q&A on new EU proposal to facilitate safe free movement during pandemic
Brussels, 25 November 2021 1. Why was this proposal adopted? Since June 2021, vaccine uptake...
Coronavirus: EU Commission President von der Leyen on stepping up vaccination
Brussels, 25 November 2021 Statement by President von der Leyen on stepping up vaccination “Vaccination...
Coronavirus: EU Commission proposes an updated framework for travel from outside the EU
Brussel, 25 November 2021 The Commission is proposing today to update the Council recommendation on non-essential travel...
ECDC supports Member States to increase COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake in the EU/EEA
15 Oct 2021 On October 15, ECDC published the report “Facilitating COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and...
Updated List of guidance from ECDC and important publications on COVID-19
Recent publications Assessing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, variants of concern, non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine rollout in the...
ECDC warns of high risk of COVID-19 autumn surge low-vaccinaton countries
Stockholm, 30/09/2021: EU/EEA countries that have not yet achieved high enough COVID-19 vaccination coverage in...
The Vaccination Gap: From promises to action – Blog post by EU High Representative Borrell
21/09/2021 – 11:20 From the blog 21/09/2021 – HR/VP Blog – This is the week of...
ECDC statement on additional and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Stockholm, 01/09/2021: Based on current evidence, there is no urgent need for the administration of...
EU Commission: 70% of the EU adult population fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus
Today, the EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now...
EU Commission approves new contract for a potential COVID-19 vaccine with Novavax
Today, the European Commission has approved its seventh Advanced Purchase Agreement (APA) with a pharmaceutical...
ECDC: Full vaccination key to protecting against serious COVID-19
With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency...
ECDC Webinar documents: Initiatives to support COVID-19 vaccination in socially vulnerable populations
The event took place online on 23 Jun 2021 Socially vulnerable populations have borne a disproportionate...
EASA/ECDC update air travel guidelines to factor in vaccination and latest scientific evidence
COLOGNE/STOCKHOLM, June 17, 2021 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre...
ECDC Report: Reducing COVID-19 transmission and strengthening vaccine uptake among migrants in EU/EEA and UK
The European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC) issues today a new report which presents the...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: EU Gateway goes live with seven countries
Brussels, 1 June 2021 Today, the EU Digital COVID Certificate has reached another important milestone with the...
ECDC report outlines considerations for COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents
A new ECDC report, issued today, provides policymakers in EU/EEA with a number of objectives and considerations...
Briefing – EU Covid-19 certificate: A tool to help restore the free movement of people across the EU
The Covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on free movement in the EU. To...
BDI: Das Thema Standort gehört trotz Corona ganz nach oben auf die politische Agenda
146 Tage vor der Bundestagswahl am 26. September sagt BDI-Präsident Siegfried Russwurm zum Start der...
EP Text adopted – Digital Green Certificate – Union citizens – Thursday, 29 April 2021 – Brussels
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 29 April 2021 on the proposal for a...
EP Text adopted – Digital Green Certificate – third country nationals – Thursday, 29 April 2021 – Brussels
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 29 April 2021 on the proposal for a...
EU Parliament: EU COVID-19 certificate must facilitate free movement without discrimination
Link Universal, accessible, timely and free-of-charge testing needed across the EU EU COVID-19 certificates are...
Digital Green Certificate: S&Ds push for EU Covid-19 certificates to end EU travel restrictions
The S&D Group has led the push in the European Parliament for an EU Covid-19...
MEPs: Digital Green Certificate is the right move but speeding up vaccination is key
Most MEPs supported the Digital Green Certificate during today’s debate but warned that all efforts...