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ECDC
@ECDC_EU
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. We aim to strengthen #Europe's defences against infectious diseases.

Jun 7, 2023, 5 tweets

#JustPublished!
A joint #ECDC - @EMA_News statement on updating #COVID19 vaccines composition for new #SARSCoV2 virus variants.

Read full here:
bit.ly/42wARAa

Currently authorised vaccines continue to be effective at preventing hospitalisation, severe disease and death due to #COVID19.

However, protection against the virus declines over time as new #SARSCoV2 variants emerge.

In line with the outcome of recent meetings of international regulators and the @WHO, @EMA_News Emergency Task Force recommends updating vaccines to target #XBB strains (a subgroup of #Omicron), which have become dominant in Europe and other parts of the world.

Both agencies (@ECDC_EU & @EMA_News) note that monovalent vaccines (vaccines targeting only one strain such as XBB.1.5) are a reasonable choice to provide protection against current dominant and emerging strains.

#COVID19

Timely vaccination ahead of a potential autumn and winter 2023 surge of #COVID19 cases is essential for protecting people from severe COVID-19 and health systems from being overwhelmed.

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