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European Medicines Agency (EMA) Urges Europe to Prepare for New COVID-19 Wave

by Colleen Fleiss on Sep 22 2022 11:59 PM
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European Medicines Agency (EMA) urges the European countries to prepare for a new COVID wave. The Omicron BA.5 variant is still the dominant variant in Europe.

European Medicines Agency (EMA) Urges Europe to Prepare for New COVID-19 Wave
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) urges the European countries to prepare for a new COVID wave.
"Data have showed that over the last weeks there has been a decrease in the overall number of cases and deaths caused by COVID-19 in Europe," Marco Cavaleri, head of Health Threats and Vaccines Strategy of the EMA, told reporters here on Tuesday.

"However, as autumn approaches, we need to prepare for a new wave of infections," he said.

Return of COVID-19 in Europe

Cavaleri said that the same scenario occurred over the past two years, with a new wave coming up in autumn and that this trend is likely to return this year.

The top health official also emphasized the importance of looking out for new variants of the coronavirus.

"What is clear to me and what should be very clear from Cavaleri’s presentation is that we in Europe still consider the pandemic as ongoing," EMA Chief Medical Officer Steffen Thirstrup added.

The EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended the authorization of adapted vaccines targeting the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in addition to the original strain of COVID-19.

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