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Will EU share AH1N1 vaccines with us?
EU ministers for health will discuss mutual cooperation as regards innoculation against AH1N1, including vaccine sharing. However, the issue will most probably show reluctance among those EU countries who ordered markedly higher volume of vaccines than others.
First vaccines should go to chronically ill, pregnant women and medical personnel
EU Health Security Committee issued a statement identifying groups of people that should be prioritised in vaccination against H1N1 virus. However, statements of the body are non-binding.
Swine flu in Europe - the calm before the storm?
Experts concluded that virus H1N1 virus will continue spreading out, probably even faster than in the past. According to the European Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, another 491 people were found infected by the virus within last 24 hours.
Commission calls for smoking ban by 2012
European Commission published a proposal calling on national governments to adopt legislation that would protect EU citizens from exposure to cigarette smoke. Tobacco still ranks among the major cause of diseases in the EU.
