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Which vaccinations should you have this autumn and which are recommend

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No link found with COVID vaccines in pregnancy and child development

The new study is the largest yet to test whether there’s a link between child development and COVID vaccination or infection during pregnancy.

19 February 2025

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Most young people no longer have long COVID symptoms after 2 years

Researchers say it’s important to have more information about why some people continue to have persistent COVID symptoms.

4 December 2024

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Pfizergate Commission transparency battle kicks off in European Court

The case opposing the New York Times and the EU Commission over its failure to disclose text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about COVID-19 vaccine contracts has entered the hearing phase.

15 November 2024

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A Trump win could reshape global health. Is Europe ready to step up?

If the US retreats from global health leadership, it's unlikely Europeans would step up to the degree they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said.

2 November 2024

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Flu and COVID vaccination was way below target in 2023, ECDC says

European health authorities are urging increased flu and COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Here’s a look at the vaccination rates last year in Europe.

29 October 2024

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Post-COVID jab myocarditis may be less severe, study finds

A new study looked at the long-term prognosis of French people who were hospitalised between 2020 and 2022 for heart inflammation.

Europe News

Leftists' last-minute call for von der Leyen vote postponement

Two motions to postpone the vote on Ursula von der Leyen's presidency were filed last night - one from non-attached leftist Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) and another from The Left group in the European Parliament.

Europe News

Von der Leyen Commission loses COVID vaccine transparency case

Von der Leyen's Commission has lost a controversial vaccines contracts transparency case on the eve of a crucial vote in the European Parliament to confirm her nomination as Commission President.

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Why can’t countries agree on a global pandemic treaty?

Negotiators have tried to work out the details of a pandemic agreement, but now with another delay and elections in many countries, some worry motivation may wane.

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Past COVID-19 infection may protect people against some common colds

Researchers say the new insight may help with the development of future vaccines.

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Pfizergate plaintiff asks leaders to sack von der Leyen and Commission

The plaintiff in the Pfizergate affair has called on the European Council to force the resignation of EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen and the rest of her Commissioners in a letter seen by Euronews.

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Germany stops requiring COVID-19 vaccination for members of military

The vaccine mandate had been in place since 2021.

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How the love story between von der Leyen and Pfizer turned sour

From making her Europe’s vaccine saviour to becoming a skeleton in her closet: All the ebbs and flows in the love story between Ursula von der Leyen and big pharma Pfizer.

Business

AstraZeneca stock up as it pulls Covid-19 vaccine from European market

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.

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AstraZeneca asks for European approval of COVID jab to be pulled

AstraZeneca was one of the first pharma laboratories to launch a COVID vaccine on the market at the end of 2020, a year after the virus appeared.

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40% of Europeans say EU’s impact on COVID pandemic was positive - poll

In an exclusive Euronews-commissioned poll, Europeans in 18 countries were asked about their opinions on key issues ahead of the EU elections in June.