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EU, AstraZeneca agree on Covid-19 vaccine supply, ending litigation

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Union and AstraZeneca reached an agreement on September 3 which will secure the delivery of the remaining Covid-19

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Covid-19: ECDC, EMA report on booster doses question

September 2, 2021September 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Based on current evidence, there is no urgent need for the administration of booster doses of vaccines against Covid-19 to

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EU in deal with Turkey, N Macedonia, Ukraine on Covid certificate recognition

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission adopted on August 19 three equivalence decisions for North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Commission said in

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Vaccination against Covid-19: EU ups aid for Eastern Partnership countries

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As part of the European Union’s efforts to support vaccination in partner countries, the European Commission has on August 10

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Covid-19: EMA, ECDC urge vaccination as Delta variant cases rise

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European

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EMA recommends approval for use of Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds

July 23, 2021July 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee has recommended granting an extension of indication for the Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax (previously

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EMA: Covid-19 vaccines authorised in EU protect against all strains, including Delta variant

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

It seems that the four vaccines authorised in the European Unions protect against all strains of Covid-19, including the Delta

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More than 200M EU Digital Covid Certificates issued

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 200 million EU Digital Covid Certificates have already been generated, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said

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EC to buy 150M additional doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in 2022

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission approved on June 22 an amendment to the second contract with the pharmaceutical company Moderna for the

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