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@WHO_Europe shared
On Oct 28, 2022
RT @WHO: 🆕 WHO 2022 Global TB report 🧵 For the first time in many years, an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with #tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB. 📌 https://t.co/AvVFJ6j1E5 https://t.co/dPywHXZ6ND
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Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic

An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report.

@ECDC_EU shared
On Oct 28, 2022
RT @LivePOLITICO: Watch Live – Closing Interview with Andrea Ammon, director, @ECDC_EU, moderated by POLITICO’s reporter @SarahBencharif. Follow Live now ⬇️ https://t.co/HU2vLEPQwF | #POLITICOHealthCare https://t.co/TNc49j3GMW
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POLITICO Live's Health Care Summit

POLITICO Live's Health Care Summit

It’s time for an annual checkup of Europe’s health care sector. The two-and-a-half years have thrown up important challenges – but have also spawned many opportunities on how to reform and ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Oct 27, 2022
Deaths and hospital admissions are falling, so does this mean that the virus is less severe? The BMJ's @munkeatlooi and @emahase_ ask the experts https://t.co/Ol1VMzPxO7
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Has covid-19 become milder?

Has covid-19 become milder?

Deaths and hospital admissions are falling, so does this mean that the virus is less severe? The BMJ asks the experts The short answer is no. Covid-19 is still a deadly disease, having ...

@TheEconomist shared
On Oct 27, 2022
RT @spignal: My column this week is about the spluttering Franco-German engine at the heart of the EU. The problem isn't that they are squabbling (they are!) it is that they aren't fighting in a way that will result in productive European compromise. https://t.co/TNbDXkVKR2 🧵 below https://t.co/xASzj2Njlr
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@bmj_latest shared
On Oct 27, 2022
New study quantifies the comparative risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome or thromboembolic events associated with the use of adenovirus based covid-19 vaccines versus mRNA based covid-19 vaccines https://t.co/F0vCRVqhHx
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Comparative risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome or thromboembolic events associated with different covid-19 vaccines: international network cohort study from five European countries and the US

Comparative risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome or thromboembolic events associated with different covid-19 vaccines: international network cohort study from five European countries and the US

Objective To quantify the comparative risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome or thromboembolic events associated with use of adenovirus based covid-19 vaccines versus mRNA based ...

@EU_Eurostat shared
On Oct 27, 2022
🛏️🏨In 2021, 75% of the 591 million nights spent by international guests in EU tourist accommodation were by tourists coming from the other EU Member States. 16% were tourists from other European countries (nearly half were UK residents). 👉https://t.co/f32aqRvAGu https://t.co/LYqKvo3hFn
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One third of EU tourist beds are in Italy and France

One third of EU tourist beds are in Italy and France

In 2021, the EU had an estimated total of 28.1 million bed places available across 597 000 tourist establishments. Italy and France accounted for slightly more than one third of the total ...

@WSJ shared
On Oct 25, 2022
President Biden received the new bivalent Covid-19 booster shot, as the administration tries to step up its campaign to encourage more Americans to get the vaccine https://t.co/jZpMowWNjv
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Biden Gets Covid-19 Booster as Administration Urges Vaccine for More Americans

Biden Gets Covid-19 Booster as Administration Urges Vaccine for More Americans

The booster campaign has gotten off to a slow start, with roughly 10% of people in the U.S. who are eligible for the latest shot receiving it.

@bbchealth shared
On Oct 28, 2022
Concern over flu and RSV as Covid stays level https://t.co/uSlSK9WzJf
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Concern over flu and winter viruses but Covid levels unchanged

Concern over flu and winter viruses but Covid levels unchanged

The flu season has started early and some young children under five are ending up in hospital.