On Thursday morning, it was announced that the European Parliament passed a motion in favour of a Commission proposal for the Digital Green Certificate, now renamed the EU COVID-19 Certificate. 540 MEPs voted in favour of the proposal, while 119 voted against, and a further 31 abstained from the vote. This digital certificate aims to … Continue reading European Parliament Approves EU COVID-19 Certificate for Travel
Earlier today, the European Medicines Agency gave the go-ahead for the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered to adults over the age of 18, as it was deemed effective and safe enough. The European Commission is set to formally give its approval for a conditional market authorization later today. This makes the Oxford vaccine the third … Continue reading Third COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by EMA
On Wednesday 6th January 2021, the European Medicines Agency, EMA recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for conditional market authorisation. https://twitter.com/EMA_News/status/1346793570334867457 This was done following an extraordinary meeting, which at first was scheduled on the 12th of January, but due to the pressure done by the EU member states, the agency met on Wednesday 6th January. Later … Continue reading Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Authorised by EMA
EU signs contract with AstraZeneca on COVID-19 vaccine On Thursday 27th August 2020, the European Commission signed a contract with AstraZeneca, a British multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company on the purchasing of the COVID-19 vaccine. The agreement was signed by Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, to make the vaccine available to all EU Member States. Ursula … Continue reading EU signs contract with Astrazeneca on COVID-19 vaccine
On Tuesday, it was announced that Professor Charmaine Gauci, along with her healthcare team, is being nominated for the European Citizens' Prize. The nomination was done jointly by all six of the Maltese MEPs, who came together to acknowledge our healthcare workers' efforts in containing the COVID-19 pandemic locally. In a joint press release, they … Continue reading Professor Gauci and Team Nominated for European Award
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