- The European Union’s drug regulator said on Tuesday that although infections and death rates were down, the COVID-19 pandemic was still “ongoing” and that a planned vaccination campaign would gather pace as winter approaches.
- The vaccine also targets “the original strain of SARS-CoV-2” and comes 11 days after the drug watchdog approved vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna against the Omicron BA.1 variant.
- The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) — an independent panel of experts that advises the government during the pandemic — on Tuesday advised that it is preferable to receive a booster adapted to target the Omicron variant if the individual has to receive a third or fourth jab.
EU: COVID pandemic ‘far from over,’ health regulator warns 20.09.2022
