#AceHealthReport – Feb.17: On 17 February, the Commission presented the “HERA Incubator”, new European bio-defence preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants. The Incubator will bring together science, industry and public authorities and pull all available resources to prepare Europe for this challenge:
#Coronavirus Report: Safe #COVID19 vaccines for Europeans & Preparing for variants and securing additional vaccines from various sources’
On the same day, the Commission also secured 300 million more dosesof the proven safe and effective vaccine from Moderna, enlarging the EU’s vaccine portfolio to 2.6 billion of doses.
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Securing doses of future vaccines
The European Commission has been negotiating intensely to build a diversified portfolio of vaccines for EU citizens at fair prices. Contracts have been concluded with 6 promising vaccine developers, securing a portfolio of more than 2.6 billion doses. The Commission has also concluded exploratory talks with Novavax with a view to purchasing up to 200 million doses, and with Valneva with a view to purchase up to 60 million doses.
The Commission has so far given 3 conditional marketing authorisations for the vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca following EMA positive assessment of their safety and efficacy.
- 2.6 billion doses
Company
Type of vaccine
Number of doses
(needed per person)
Company
Type of vaccine
Number of doses
(needed per person)
Number of doses
(secured)StatusBioNTech and PfizermRNA2 doses600
millionApprovedModernamRNA2 doses460
millionApprovedCureVacmRNA2 doses405
millionDevelopment ongoingAstraZenecaadenovirus2 doses400
millionApprovedJohnson & Johnson/Janssen
Pharmaceuticalsadenovirus1 dose400 millionUnder evaluation by EMASanofi-GSKprotein2 doses300 millionDevelopment ongoing
Safety reports
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) released on 29 January its first safety update on a COVID-19 vaccine — Comirnaty, a vaccine produced by BioNTech and Pfizer. It concluded that safety data collected on Comirnaty use in vaccination campaigns was consistent with the known safety profile of the vaccine, and no new side effects were identified.
- Reports of suspected severe allergic reaction have not identified new aspects regarding the nature of this known side effect.
- No specific safety concern has been identified for vaccine use in frail elderly individuals.
- Its benefits in preventing COVID-19 continue to outweigh any risks, and there are no recommended changes regarding the use of the vaccine.
More information about this vaccine
Check the facts
Disinformation on the coronavirus is thriving. It is important that you get updated information from authoritative sources only. We suggest that you follow the advice of your public health authorities, and the websites of relevant EU and international organisations: the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC ) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
You can also help by not sharing unverified information that comes from dubious sources.
The EU vaccine strategy
With the EU Vaccine Strategy, the EU is supporting efforts to accelerate the development and availability of safe and effective vaccines in a timeframe between 12 and 18 months, if not earlier. Delivering on this complex task requires running clinical trials in parallel with investing in production capacity to be able to produce millions, or even billions, of doses of a successful vaccine.
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