Kyriakides, 'the EU is a safe haven in the storm'

BRUSSELS, 12 MAY - "Europe is our safe haven in the storm, public health is no exception, we have learned that after a difficult start".

Thus the EU commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides speaking about Covid at the meeting of the special commission of the European Parliament created to give coordinated responses to pandemics in compliance with fundamental rights.

"The real test - said Kyriakides - however, will be the next crisis. We live in the era of pandemics - he recalled - we don't know when the next crisis will arrive, but we must be ready to face it, that's why your work is like this. important for the future ".

"We have reached an agreement in principle with Pfizer-BioNtech to reschedule the deliveries of vaccine doses towards the second half of the year, when it is very likely that we will need them most, and that these deliveries are vaccines adapted to the variants."

This was stated by the Commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides speaking to the special commission on Covid of the European Parliament