The European Union agency in charge of diseases called on Wednesday, November 24, the member states to take "
urgent
" measures in the face of the epidemic rebound underway in Europe and the risk of a "
very high
"
health burden
in December and January.
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In a message from its director Andrea Ammon, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) also recommends a so-called “
booster
”
vaccine dose
for everyone over 18, with priority for those over 40.
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The European agency also calls for raising the general level of vaccination in the EU, especially in the most backward countries.
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