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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12693
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health

European Medicines Agency confirms adverse effects of AstraZeneca vaccine without putting its effectiveness in question

The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) confirmed on Wednesday 7 April that the cases of thrombosis, accompanied by a low level of blood platelets, are indeed side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Anglo-Swedish firm AstraZeneca.

This conclusion—which does not call into question the benefit-risk ratio of the product—had not been completely excluded in the previous analysis conducted by the EMA (see EUROPE B12681A2).

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency confirms adverse effects of AstraZeneca vaccine without putting its effectiveness in question
TRADE: Australia is still waiting for its doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine produced in the EU
STATE AID: Denmark allowed to pay €1.74 billion to mink farmers in pandemic context
RESEARCH: Covid-19, EU releases €123 million to study variants 
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: pandemic highlights urgent need for reform of mental health care in Europe, warns Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Commission asks for explanations following case of missing chair
IRAN: Iran nuclear talks continue in Vienna
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: crypto-assets markets, European Parliament rapporteur wants to increase role of European Central Bank
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: guidance on avoidance and management of conflicts of interest under Financial Regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: ESA’s new Director General wants to launch a major space summit with EU in 2022
DIGITAL: ENISA proposes tool to help hospitals make procurement secure
FISHERIES: François-Xavier Bellamy’s draft opinion corrects proposal on Brexit Adjustment Reserve
ANIMAL HEALTH: animal welfare 2012-2015 strategy has produced mixed results
FOOD SAFETY: residues of one or more pesticides present in almost half of all foods, according to latest EFSA report
ENERGY: renewable hydrogen will become cheaper than low-carbon hydrogen by 2030, according to BloombergNEF
NEWS BRIEFS
ECHR: launch of proceedings in second climate case examined by European Court of Human Rights
CLIMATE: Ember publishes ranking of 10 largest CO2 emitting factories in EU
COMPANIES: SMEUnited supports Digital Services Act
INSTITUTIONAL: EISMEA, new EU agency, has started its activity
MEDIA: CFWIJ records very high number of attacks on women journalists in March