Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Nicotine taxation; Wegovy; Várhelyi defends EU’s approach; future-proof vaccine Sweden blocks tobacco tax package; Wegovy pill prescribed once every five seconds; Von der Leyen wants faster development of new cancer treatments; Várhelyi says unilateral measures by the US against the EU ‘would not be justified’; a future-proofed vaccine could prevent pandemics before they begin
Vaccination ECDC highlights HPV vaccination for European Immunisation Week European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is marking European Immunisation Week 2026, by shining a spotlight on HPV vaccination
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO launches Ukraine appeal; 8 in 10 people who got measles in 2025 were unvaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war; 8 in 10 people who fell ill with measles during 2025 had not been vaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution
Measles 8 in 10 people who fell ill with measles during 2025 had not been vaccinated 80% of measles cases in 2025 occurred among unvaccinated people underscoring the importance of vaccination
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharma deal agreed; State of EU Health Report; WHO concludes that vaccines don’t cause autism - again The Council and Parliament reached a deal on the Pharma Package, the latest 'State of EU Health Report' is released, and WHO confirms - once again - that vaccines do not cause autism.
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: ECDC calls for uptake of flu vaccination; the UK concludes part two of Covid inquiry; vaccines and the fight against AMR ECDC urges immediate uptake of flu vaccination; ‘too little, too late’ - the UK concludes the second report of the Covid inquiry; vaccines and the fight against AMR
