Clinical trials

Head of European Affairs Committee participates in meeting "Building a European Health Union"

The head of Senate's Committee on European Affairs, Angel Tilvar, says Romania is still "at the bottom of the European rankings" in terms of the percentage of GDP allocated to health or patients' access to innovative medicines. "Our country is still at the bottom of the European rankings in terms of the percentage of GDP allocated to health or patients' access to innovative medicines.

More than 1.500 newly infected, 14 people died

In the last 24 hours, 7.510 samples were tested, and a total of 2.693.265 since the outbreak of the epidemic.
Currently, 3.877 people are hospitalized, and there are 135 patients on the respirator.
So far, 4.126 people have died in Serbia, death rate amounting to 1.01 percent.

Blick: Serbia first in Europe in vaccination

CNCAV: Eighth tranche of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to arrive in Romania on Monday

The National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) announces that the eighth tranche of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, of 163,800 doses, arrives in the country on Monday, by air, at Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara airports, informs CNCAV in a press release sent on Sunday to AGERPRES.

AstraZeneca jabs for ages 60-64 to start after Feb 12

Greece's National Vaccination Committee has unanimously approved the vaccine against the coronavirus produced by pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca for those aged 64 and younger.

More specifically, vaccinations for the 60-64 age group will start sometime after February 12, it was announced on Friday.

The online registration platform will open in the coming days.

Officially requested: Approve our vaccine, urgently

The company's request followed a report on January 29, which states that global clinical testing has shown that the effectiveness of this vaccine in preventing coronavirus infection amounts to 66 percent.
The vaccine, which is given in a single dose, could speed up delivery and simplify the U.S. immunization campaign, according to Reuters.

Number of people vaccinated tops 2.5 mln in Turkey

The number of people in Turkey who have received their first doses of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus crossed the 2.5 million mark as of Feb. 4, according to official figures.

In Turkey's mass vaccination campaign, under which health professionals are administering jabs of CoronaVac purchased from Chinese company Sinovac, immunization efforts are running smoothly.

CNCAV: Immunization with AstraZeneca vaccine - recommended for 18 to 55 age group

Immunization against COVID-19 with AstraZeneca vaccine is recommended for the 18 to 55 age group, with the possibility of increasing this range as new scientific data emerge, and the recommended time interval between the two doses is 8 weeks, the National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) specified on Thursday.

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