EU ramps up collection of public health data to improve drug reviews
The European Medicines Agency has set up a new centre to collect and mine more public health data from EU member states to improve the review of new drugs and ...
EU regulator backs J&J COVID-19 booster dose for adults
The European Union’s drug regulator on Wednesday recommended that a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot may be given at least two months after a first ...
Coronavirus: EMA makes recommendations on extra doses and boosters
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to ...
Coronavirus: Guillain-Barré syndrome listed as a very rare side effect for Janssen vaccine
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) will be listed as a very rare side effect of Covid-19 vaccine Janssen and a warning will be included in the product information to raise awareness among ...
Coronavirus: 2,400 J&J shots in Cyprus on hold for now (updated)
Cyprus said Wednesday it would not make available 2,400 Johnson & Johnson vaccines it received pending an investigation into several cases of thrombosis in the US.
The health ministry said the ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus to resume AZN jabs Friday after EMA backing (Updated)
Following the opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which clarified that, after a thorough investigation, there was no link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the thromboembolic events reported by ...