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EU watchdog approves COVID jabs for children over 6 mos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 11:46 AM

The EMA approved Pfizer and Moderna's COVID injections for children aged 6 months and up as fears grow of a winter wave of infections. Read more »

COVID pandemic 'not over', says EU drug agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 01:41 AM

Biden on Sunday said the pandemic was over in the US, but the Amsterdam-based EMA said it still considered the pandemic as ongoing in Europe. Read more »

WHO: Europe to see ‘high levels’ of COVID this summer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:45 AM

The WHO European region are currently registering just under 500,000 cases daily, up from around 150,000 cases daily at the end of May. Read more »

'We missed you': Dutch bars, cafes, museums to reopen

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 01:43 PM

The Netherlands will this week lift some of Europe's toughest COVID restrictions with bars, restaurants and museums allowed to reopen. Read more »

Filipinos told to keep guard up amid COVID resurgence in Europe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 03:49 PM

A public health expert on Thursday warned the public to be on guard despite a declining trend in COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Pandemic hits 'critical point' as Europe deaths top 1 million

Agence France-Presse bureaus
Updated as of Apr 13 10:18 AM

Europe passed the grim milestone of one million coronavirus deaths on Monday, as the World Health Organization warned that infections are rising exponentially despite widespread efforts aimed at stopping them.  Read more »

Germany against AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over clot risks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 07:20 AM

BERLIN - Germany will deploy AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for general use only for over-60 year olds, the government said Tuesday, imposing restrictions for younger people taking the jab after several severe clotting cases. Read more »

EU countries to resume AstraZeneca jabs after 'safe' verdict

Danny Kemp with AFP Bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 06:29 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Leading EU countries said Thursday they would resume AstraZeneca vaccinations after the European medical regulator said the jab is "safe and effective" and not associated with a higher blood clot risk after days of commotion around the shot.  Read more »

'The beginning of the end': Europe rolls out vaccines to see off pandemic

Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 28 06:54 AM

(UPDATE) Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide. Read more »

Europe crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as new variant spreads

Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 04:15 AM

Europe became the first region worldwide to cross 500,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain threatened the region's prevention measures to curb the pandemic. Read more »

Europe first region to pass 500,000 coronavirus deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 04:17 AM

PARIS - Europe became the first region in the world on Thursday to pass the milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, according to an AFP tally based on official sources shortly before 1500 GMT. Read more »

Europe passes 20 million COVID-19 infections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 05:33 AM

PARIS - Health officials have recorded more than 20 million cases of the coronavirus across Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at 1315 GMT on Tuesday. Read more »

WHO looks at e-certificates for COVID-19 vaccination

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 02:03 PM

The World Health Organization said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes for an end to the pandemic were boosted after Britain became the first country to approve use of a COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

COVID-19 worsens Europe's inequalities in yet another way - the fertility gap

Catarina Demony and Gavin Jones, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 05:18 PM

Evidence suggests the coronavirus is deterring would-be parents from conceiving in most of Europe, but especially in the southern countries - from Italy to Greece - where safety nets are weakest and the birth rate was already in strong decline.   Read more »

Over half of EU countries 'red' on new COVID-19 travel map: agency

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 16 07:51 AM

STOCKHOLM - More than half of countries in the EU, plus the UK, were on Thursday labeled red in a new map issued by the bloc's disease control agency aimed at guiding decisions on travel restrictions. Read more »

Europe passes 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 01:04 AM

PARIS - Europe has registered more than six million confirmed cases of novel coronavirus since it first appeared in the region in January, an AFP tally just after 1500 GMT Wednesday showed. Read more »

October, November expected to be 'tougher' in Europe with more coronavirus deaths: WHO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:44 PM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch told AFP on Monday. Read more »

Coronavirus bites back in Europe as Latin America tops 250,000 deaths

Mariëtte Le Roux and Jan Hennop in Rome, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 09:35 AM

PARIS, France - Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty. Read more »

Europe frets over virus spikes as WHO warns against lockdowns

Florian Cazeres, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 04:28 AM

BERLIN - European concerns were growing on Thursday over spikes in coronavirus cases in Germany and France but the World Health Organization (WHO) said the continent should be able to fight the pandemic without reimposing full lockdown measures. Read more »

European virus surge due to relaxed behavior: WHO expert

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 02:55 AM

A combination of eased restrictions, less strict rule-following in summer and increased testing explains the rising number of COVID-19 cases seen around Europe, the European chapter of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Read more »