EMA

13 January 2022, South Korea, Cheongju: A worker checks boxes containing Paxlovid, COVID-19 treatment pills developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., at a distribution center in the central city of Cheongju. The first batch of Paxloivd for 21,000 people arrived in South Korea earlier in the day. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU regulator gives Pfizer pill for Covid-19 green light

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

Possible side effects include impaired sense of taste, diarrhoea, high blood pressure and muscle pain

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU medicines regulator gives green light for Novavax vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/20/21

In contrast to the other shots already approved, this is a protein-based vaccine. It contains tiny particles consisting of a laboratory-produced version of the spike protein of Sars-CoV-2, the virus…

23 November 2021, Canada, Toronto: A child who is part of the Hospital for Sick Children family between the ages of 5 and 11 years of age receives the COVID-19 vaccine, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Photo: Steve Russell/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU agency green-lights Covid vaccine for children aged 5+

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/21

The EMA's approval does not mean that the vaccine is now recommended for children, the agency stressed, noting that this was a national decision

24 October 2021, South Korea, Seoul: Health workers make preparations to conduct COVID-19 tests at a testing site near Seoul Station in central Seoul. South Korea records 1,423 new cases of coronavirus and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours. Photo: -/YNA/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU medicine regulator begins review procedure for new anti-Covid pill

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/25/21

The drug weakens the effect of the coronavirus on the body, which could theoretically mean an end to hospitalizations for Covid-19 and even to deaths

Vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are displayed at a vaccination clinic at Winter Springs High School. As of 10 September 2021, 54% of Florida's population has been fully vaccinated. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU regulator set to decide on Pfizer/BioNTech booster shot next month

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/24/21

The EMA plans to announce its decision in early October

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

EU authorities: Full vaccinations vital for protection against Delta

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/15/21

The ECDC estimates that Delta variant, which first appeared in India and is more contagious, will account for 90% of all new infections by the end of August

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

THL stocks 30,000 Johnson & Johnson doses awaiting EU assessment

The Nomad Today 4/30/21

A new review on the use of the drug by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is expected next week.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

EU regulator backs Johnson & Johnson despite rare blood clot link

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/20/21

The reported cases occurred mostly in women under 60 years within the first three weeks after the vaccination.

Coronavirus

BLOOD CLOTS

European regulator to give recommendation on Johnson and Johnson jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/20/21

Six cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurred in the United States.

Coronavirus

BLOOD CLOTTING REPORTS

Britain restricts AstraZeneca use over clot risk, EU stands by drug

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/7/21

EU regulators also acknowledged a link between unusual clotting and the coronavirus shot in "very rare" cases, but upheld their endorsement of the drug's use in all adults.

18 March 2021, Berlin: Health Minister Jens Spahn speaks at the press conference on the decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the Astrazeneca vaccine. The initially suspended Astrazeneca's Corona vaccinations are to be resumed in Germany - but with a new warning. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

Coronavirus

EMA STATEMENT

AstraZeneca vaccinations to restart after EU agency deems jab safe

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/19/21

France, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Germany and Bulgaria announced they would restart vaccinations, while Sweden said it needs "a few days" to assess the report before lifting the ban.