COVID-19 vaccinations have saved more than 1.4 million lives in …
Jan 16, 2024 · Since their introduction in December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have reduced deaths due to the pandemic by at least 57%, saving more than 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region. Most of those saved were aged 60 or older, the group at highest risk of severe illness and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
COVID-19 vaccination - European Centre for Disease Prevention …
May 24, 2023 · EU COVID-19 vaccines strategy. Questions and answers on COVID-19: Vaccines. Evidence to inform decision making. ECDC reviews scientific evidence and develops relevant technical guidance on COVID-19 vaccines that can inform national priorities and decision-making.
Statement – COVID-19 vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in …
Jan 16, 2024 · A new study led by WHO/Europe has found that at least 1.4 million lives in our region were saved thanks to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Without them, the European Region’s cumulative known death toll could have been around 4 million, possibly even higher.
Safe COVID-19 vaccines for Europeans - European Commission
The European Commission has secured up to 4.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines. As of August 2023, a total of 84.8% of the EU adult population has been vaccinated at least once against the virus.
Covid: What is happening with the EU vaccine rollout? - BBC
Jun 21, 2021 · The rollout of Covid vaccines in European Union (EU) countries is picking up speed, with more than 300 million jabs administered. As of 20 June, nearly half of the EU's adult population have...
Covid: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved for EU states - BBC
Dec 21, 2020 · The European Union's medicines regulator has recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in the bloc's 27 states. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorised the drug...
Covid surge 'deeply worrying' in Europe as vaccinations dip - WHO - BBC
Aug 30, 2021 · A spike in coronavirus infections and a slump in vaccination uptake is holding back Europe's effort to curb the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The WHO's Europe...
EU Vaccines Strategy - European Commission
Jun 17, 2020 · Discover the EU Vaccines Strategy to develop, manufacture and deploy vaccines against COVID-19, and learn which vaccines are currently authorized in the EU.
See Where Covid Is Surging Across Europe - The New York Times
Nov 30, 2021 · Europe is a patchwork of high and low vaccination rates. Portugal and Malta are two of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world, with 87 percent and 86 percent of their populations...
Macron announces Covid-19 booster shot campaign for 50 to ... - France 24
Nov 9, 2021 · French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation Tuesday amid a fresh rise in the rate of Covid-19 infections and announced a booster shot campaign for 50 to 64-year-olds due to start in...