Shortly after his re-election last year, Prime Minister Robert Fico backed the initiative by the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS), one of the coalition members, to create a commission investigating pandemic measures. “The Slovak public simply needs an answer about the vaccination … why people were vaccinated with various experimental vaccines without any tests, why … Read more
During the last two years of talks, countries became entrenched in their positions on intellectual property and sharing vaccines and drugs in the next health crisis, making progress towards a meaningful deal seemingly impossible. African countries initially pushed for a deal to be done this year, while the U.S. mooted a longer extension of “one … Read more
Digard, meanwhile, says it would be wise to check dairy herds in the U.K. for the new strain even though there’s no evidence yet it has escaped North America. In the EU, EFSA has advised increased surveillance in mammals, especially in those near bird flu-affected poultry establishments. Do we have vaccines against bird flu? There … Read more
Since the 2019 election this European Parliament has had to deal with various challenges, from Brexit and Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine and scandals such as Qatargate. At the same time it has managed to legislate on key issues such as climate change, AI and migration. In this episode we look back at the … Read more
