Managing the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic remains a challenge. While EU vaccination rates have reached three quarters of the population, new SARS-CoV-2 variants keep emerging in the EU. Although these variants appear to be generally less severe, they still pose challenges to health systems. The implementation of a globally effective vaccine strategy remains key to enhancing Europe's resilience. If measures are successful, it is expected that SARS-CoV-19 – while still present – will enter a stage of seasonality, characterised by higher case numbers in the winter months, similarly to the flu. To achieve this, rethinking present surveillance and monitoring schemes, ensuring the distribution of vaccines worldwide and implementing an action plan against disinformation and misinformation could be crucial.

EPRS STOA podcast - Responding better to future pandemics

The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines marks a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. According to estimates, coverage of at least 60 % to 75 % is needed to establish population immunity through vaccination. But, as regards Covid-19 vaccination, surveys suggest that Europeans are among the most sceptical in the world.

EPRS policy podcast - Covid-19 vaccination campaigns: The public dimension

Vi vet att vacciner är effektiva verktyg. Tack vare dem har många tidigare dödliga sjukdomar kunnat utrotas. Under coronakrisen satsar EU extra på forskning om vacciner. Så här till exempel.

Det här gör EU för forskare som försöker hitta vaccin

As COVID-19 has proved once again, diseases do not recognise borders… So, with labs around the world on the race to find a vaccine, it is time to ask ourselves the question: What can the EU do to help? Is there a European added value concerning vaccination?

EPRS policy podcast - Towards a joint European approach on vaccination

EP Plenary session  - EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Stockshot picture showing what could be a COVID-19 Green Certificate for traveling

EP plenary session -  The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

EP plenary session - The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

David SASSOLI, EP President in video meeting with Dr Franklin BERKLEY, CEO of The Vaccine Alliance

EP plenary session.- EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations

Coronavirus - Vaccinations of healthcare professionals

EP Plenary session - Preparation of an EU Strategy on COVID-19 vaccination, including its external dimension

Vaccination campaign

EP Plenary sessionTransparency of the Purchase as well as the Access to COVID-19 vaccinations

EP Plenary session - Transparency of the Purchase as well as the Access to COVID-19 vaccinations

ENVI meeting, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Exchange of views with the Commission on the EU vaccines strategy, including the state of play on the Vaccines Advance Purchase Agreement

Laboratory staff carryng out Covid-19 screening tests

COVID-19 - Screening tests  are prepared at GSK Vaccine in Rixensart, Belgium. The laboratory works on tests based on Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology. Scientific staff manipulate the samples and use various medical instruments.

Cattle vaccination campaign

Plenary session.- Motions for resolutions - Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe

Vaccination campaign of children

Vaccination booklet

ENVI committee meeting. Vote on Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe

Tillkännagivande av omröstningsresultat: se protokollet

Lägesrapport om EU:s strategi för vaccination mot covid-19 (debatt)

Första omröstningsomgången (fortsättning)

Lägesrapport om EU:s strategi för vaccination mot covid-19 (fortsättning på debatten)

Återupptagande av sammanträdet

Demokratisk granskning av sociala medier och skyddet av grundläggande rättigheter (debatt)

Marknader för finansiella instrument - EU-återhämtningsprospektet och riktade justeringar för finansiella mellanhänder för att stödja återhämtningen efter covid-19-pandemin

Framtida utmaningar för kvinnors rättigheter: mer än 25 år efter Pekingdeklarationen och handlingsplanen från Peking (debatt)

Framtida utmaningar för kvinnors rättigheter: mer än 25 år efter Pekingdeklarationen och handlingsplanen från Peking (fortsättning på debatten)

Plenary session

Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe (debate)

Poursuite et renforcement du soutien aux campagnes de vaccination dans les pays en développement (written declaration)

Vaccination against bluetongue (debate)

EP Plenary session - EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

This infoclip shows how the European Parliament responded to COVID pandemic from March 2020 with distancing activities of the European Parliament held by David SASSOLI, EP President until the press conference to present the results of the work of the Committee on collecting the evidence and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to give answers on the impact it had on citizens and their fundamental rights, the businesses, the health sector and international community in June 2023. This infoclip shows illustrations of EP buildings used in the fight against COVID-19, the Green corridor at the Belgium-Dutch border, digital COVID certificates, trilogue on the EU COVID-19 certificate, meetings of the Special COVI Committee, vaccines production and distribution, COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future.

European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Response to COVID pandemic

Ahead of the 17-18 February European Union-African Union summit in Brussels, MEPs review the EU’s relations with Africa on Tuesday afternoon. The discussion focuses on the common challenges facing both continents, including the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting vaccination and stimulating investments. Closing statement by Josep BORRELL, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

EU-Africa relations: closing statement by Josep BORRELL, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Parlamentet debatterade om huruvida patent på covid-19-vaccin bör slopas och antog ett mer inkluderande Erasmus+-program. Klimatet stod också på dagordningen: Parlamentsledamöterna godkände Fonden för en rättvis omställning för att hjälpa regioner under den gröna omställningen, och uppmanade EU att göra mer för att skydda miljöaktivister. Parlamentsledamöterna diskuterade även upptrappningen av konflikten mellan Israel och Palestina.

Höjdpunkter från plenarsammanträdet: Vaccinpatent för covid-19, Erasmus+ och miljön

The EU Digital COVID Certificate aimed to ensure the freedom of movement within the EU during the pandemic.The Certificate would constitute proof that a person has been either vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or already recovered from the disease. This infoclip shows traveller presenting their Digital Certificate (fiction - posed scenes), people receiving the vaccine against COVID-19 and being tested.

Infoclip: EU Digital COVID Certificate (posed scenes)

This stockshot shows illustration footage of the first arrival of vaccines in Côte d'Ivoire, and the first people being vaccinated against coronavirus, on 1 March 2021. The stockshot ends with a series of statements by representatives of the Côte d’Ivoire, the EU, the UN and UNICEF, recorded on 26 February 2021.

Infoclip: Coronavirus - First vaccinations in Côte d’Ivoire

InvestEU har legat i framkant när det gäller innovation i kampen mot covid-19. Programmet har tillhandahållit stöd till små och medelstora företag och företag med stor tillväxtpotential som den tyska firman BioNTech, och hjälpt det att utveckla det första covid-19-vaccinet att bli godkänt i världen. Parlamentet betonade att små och medelstora företag måste få de investeringar som är nödvändiga från InvestEU under pandemin, för att de ska kunna komma stärkta ur krisen.

InvestEU: Småföretag och covid-19-vaccininnovation

Parlamentsledamöter diskuterade utrullningen av covid-19-vaccinet inom EU med kommissionens ordförande och godkände ett ekonomiskt stödprogram för att hjälpa EU-länderna att återhämta sig från krisen samtidigt som de närmar sig klimatmålen. Ledamöterna debatterade också de politiska oroligheterna i Ryssland och det fängelsestraff som Aleksej Navalnyjs nyligen dömts till. Europaparlamentet röstade om fler räddningsåtgärder till luftfartssektorn och gav sitt stöd till förslaget om en skälig minimilön.

Höjdpunkter från plenarsammanträdet EU:s vaccinstrategi, ekonomiska återhämtning och relationer med Ryssland

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (8-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy. Extracts.

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy. Opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Presidence in office of the Council of the EU, and by Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: MEPs debate (part 4)

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: MEPs debate (part 1)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy. Arrival of Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and ambiance shots prior to the plenary session

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: arrival of Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and ambiance shots prior to the plenary session

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: MEPs debate (part 4 continuation)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy. Closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Presidence in office of the Council of the EU, and Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: MEPs debate (part 2)

The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: MEPs debate (part 3)

Parlamentet kommer att rösta om faciliteten för återhämtning och resiliens, som står för huvuddelen av återhämtningspaketet för covid-19 på 750 miljarder euro. Ledamöterna kommer också att diskutera brister i tillgången på vaccin, begära mål avseende återvinning, bättre reglering av sociala medier och större ansträngningar i kampen mot människohandel. Allt detta och mer är på gång i kammaren.

På gång i kammaren: Covid-19-återhämtning, vacciner och återvinning

Parlamentsledamöterna vill se mer öppenhet vad gäller utrullningen av covid-19-vaccinerna. De föreslår en lag som ger europeiska arbetstagare rätt att koppla ifrån och vill även att rätten till ett lämpligt boende ska klassas som en grundläggande rättighet. Vad gäller utrikespolitiken välkomnade ledamöterna den nya era för förbindelserna mellan EU och USA som inleds i och med installationen av Joe Biden. De krävde också utvidgade sanktioner mot de ryska tjänstemän som var involverade i fängslandet av Aleksej Navalnyj.

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EP Plenary session - EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Stockshot picture showing what could be a COVID-19 Green Certificate for traveling

EP plenary session - The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

EP plenary session - The state of play of the EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

David SASSOLI, EP President in video meeting with Dr Franklin BERKLEY, CEO of The Vaccine Alliance

EP plenary session.- EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations

Coronavirus - Vaccinations of healthcare professionals

EP Plenary session - Preparation of an EU Strategy on COVID-19 vaccination, including its external dimension

Vaccination campaign

EP Plenary sessionTransparency of the Purchase as well as the Access to COVID-19 vaccinations

EP Plenary session - Transparency of the Purchase as well as the Access to COVID-19 vaccinations

ENVI meeting, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Exchange of views with the Commission on the EU vaccines strategy, including the state of play on the Vaccines Advance Purchase Agreement

COVID-19 - Screening tests are prepared at GSK Vaccine in Rixensart, Belgium. The laboratory works on tests based on Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology. Scientific staff manipulate the samples and use various medical instruments.

Cattle vaccination campaign

Plenary session.- Motions for resolutions - Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe

Vaccination campaign of children

Vaccination booklet

ENVI committee meeting. Vote on Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe