European Commissioner for Health welcomes Malta’s suggestions on the future of COVID-19

European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakids welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne’s proposal on the need for the European Union to study closely the level of immunity created by the COVID vaccine. 19, so that a joint decision on the possible need for a booster dose in the future can be taken.

The European Commissioner said this in correspondence with the Deputy Prime Minister in response to a letter sent by Deputy Prime Minister Fearne who insisted that as long as studies show that a third dose of COVID-19 is needed, member states repurchase consignments jointly. In this way, our country will once again ensure sufficient doses for all the Maltese and Gozitan people.

Commissioner Kyriakids took note of this proposal while calling on member states to send vaccine information twice a week to the ECDC so that the European Union is in a position to strengthen the European program. of vaccines.