This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To support the transport sector during the pandemic, MEPs revamped rules for the use of airport slots to prevent ghost flights, and extended the validity of some licences. Parliament temporarily suspended the ‘use it or lose it’ rule in March 2020 to stop airlines […]COVID-19: MEPs extend relief measures for the transport sector
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To support the transport sector during the pandemic, MEPs revamped rules for the use of airport slots to prevent ghost flights, and extended the validity of some licences. Parliament temporarily suspended the ‘use it or lose it’ rule in March 2020 to stop airlines […]More people now plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine than in December
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content Public trust in coronavirus vaccines is growing, with more people saying they would get one, according to an Ipsos survey in partnership with the World Economic Forum.People in Brazil and the UK […]How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Suchi Kedia, Community Specialist, Regional Agenda – India and South Asia, World Economic Forum & Harshita Agrawal, Associate, IDFC Institute During COVID-19, platforms were developed to track case numbers, fatalities and hospital bed availability, but this technology is […]Understanding the challenges surrounding COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Chokkavarapu renuka Charan is a third year medical student of the Kaloji Narayan Rao University Of Health Sciences , Maheshwara Medical College and Hospital, India. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]The COVID-19 disinformation divide: understanding vaccine attitudes
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yannis Kotziagkiaouridis, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) & Anjuli Bedi, Global Head of Behavioral Science and Psychometrics, Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) Scientists have developed COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly it has exacerbated existing […]MEPs urge EU countries to be transparent about their COVID-19 vaccine supplies
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for a fact-based approach to the EU vaccines rollout to avoid disinformation. In order to respond to European citizens’ growing concerns, data on the number of vaccine doses supplied and on the vaccination schedules for […]State aid: Commission approves €300 million Austrian scheme for package travel organisers and facilitators of linked travel services in the context of the coronavirus outbreak
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €300 million Austrian scheme for package travel organisers and facilitators of linked travel services in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The package […]COVID-19: MEPs want to ensure developing countries’ access to vaccines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. COVID-19 vaccines should be produced also in developing countries to overcome the pandemic, development MEPs told Commissioner Urpilainen on Thursday. “Distributing vaccines globally is our exit strategy from the pandemic,” International Partnership Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen told the Development Committee, adding that the Commission will […]COVID made many of us avoid public transport – what will it take to get us back on the bus?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content A global survey by transit app Moovit asked people how COVID-19 has affected their use of public transport.It also asked what would encourage them to use public transit more often during the […]Understanding the challenge surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine campaign
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Gautam Araya, a medical student who has studied in Manila Central University and Nepal Institute of Science and Management. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]Go early, go hard and keep it simple: how Senegal is staying ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Macky Sall, President, Senegal • Senegal is re-entering a state of emergency to combat the pandemic’s second wave. • Early action and clear measures were vital during the first. • The first phase of vaccination will be completed […]COVID has shown we can be creative under pressure: Stockholm’s mayor on harnessing a city’s people power
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Stockholm is making public spaces attractive to a more diverse population.It has a sense of identity and purpose that draws people and businesses to the city, according to its mayor, Anna König […]Questions and Answers: Transparency and authorisation mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. What is the rationale for the measure? The objective of this measure is to ensure timely access to COVID-19 vaccines for all EU citizens and to tackle the current lack of transparency of vaccine exports outside the EU. The European Union has supported the […]Covid-19: vaccines, distrust and lives
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mariana Santos Alencastro Figueiredo and Ana Beatriz Silva Ribeiro, two second year medical students from Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju-SE, Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]COVID-19 practices are constantly changing – this app helps emergency doctors cope
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content The Elemeno Express app keeps emergency doctors and nurses up-to-date on latest COVID-19 best practices.It has been developed by California-based software company Elemeno Health and the American College of Emergency Physicians.The creators […]COVID-19: from the chaos of the pandemic to the difficulties in vaccination
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Amanda Thalita de Oliveira Azevedo, a third year medical student and joined IFMSA Brasil in 2021 as Local Director for Human Rights and Peace. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this […]Commission puts in place transparency and authorisation mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In an effort to ensure timely access to COVID-19 vaccines for all EU citizens and to tackle the current lack of transparency of vaccine exports outside the EU, the Commission has today put in place a measure requiring that such exports are subject to […]Addressing the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Sakib, currently studying at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]COVID 19 and the consequences in the fight against HIV
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Gabriela Orozco, a medical student currently studying the sixth year at the Juárez University of the State of Durango, Mexico. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to […]COVID-19: Team Europe supports African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to access finance through digital technology
January 27, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, together with the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), has signed today a new initiative of €14.5 million with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to unlock the potential of digital finance to benefit more than 600,000 women, […]Optimism despite COVID-19 impact on antimicrobial resistance
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lars Rebien Sorensen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novo Nordisk Foundation Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is top 10 public health threat according to WHO.Experience gained during global response to COVID-19 could help with AMR prevention.Investment needed to fix […]COVID-19 has shown us the true extent of global inequality. In 2021, let’s commit to ending it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gabriela Bucher, Executive Director, Oxfam International • The pandemic is threatening the biggest rise in inequality since records began. • The poor, women and those from marginalized racial and ethnic groups are disadvantaged in many spheres of life. […]Human rights and COVID-19: MEPs denounce measures taken by authoritarian regimes
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is deeply concerned that many authoritarian regimes around the world have used the pandemic to repress civil society and critical voices. In their annual report assessing the human rights situation in the world, adopted on Wednesday, MEPs highlight that several authoritarian regimes have […]MEPs adopt Technical Support Instrument to speed up post-COVID-19 recovery
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Technical Support Instrument will help EU countries prepare the recovery plans needed to access funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The regulation adopted by Plenary on Tuesday, with 540 votes in favour, 75 against and 77 abstentions outlines how the Technical Support […]Commission sets out key actions for a united front to beat COVID-19
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Two days ahead of the meeting of European leaders on a coordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Commission set out a number of actions needed to step up the fight against the pandemic. In a Communication adopted today, it calls on Member States […]COVID-19 vaccines: EU must respond with unity and solidarity
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs expressed broad support for the common EU approach to fighting the pandemic and called for complete transparency regarding contracts and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. In the plenary debate on Tuesday, MEPs exchanged views with Ana Paula Zacarias, Portuguese Secretary of State for European […]Rapid growth in China post-COVID makes it ripe for investment
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mohammed Alardhi, Executive Chairman, Investcorp In January 2020 as the world began to learn of COVID-19, many market observers predicted a challenging year for Asia. While there continue to be headwinds from the health and economic crisis, Asia, […]COVID-19 showed the importance of 5G for the economy and the environment
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Börje Ekholm, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson Through COVID-19, connectivity has become an even bigger part of critical infrastructure, helping people in an unprecedented way work, study and socialize online.Looking forward, governments need to do more to […]COVID-19 vaccines: MEPs call for more clarity and transparency
January 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Lack of transparency has recently fuelled uncertainty and disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccination in Europe, say MEPs. On Tuesday, members of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety quizzed Sandra Gallina, the EU’s lead negotiator on COVID-19 vaccine contracts, on the latest developments […]COVID-19 a year later: What have we learned?
January 11, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dario Gil, Director of IBM Research, IBM In the year since COVID-19 emerged, the world has seen 85 million cases of the disease and counting.The pandemic showed the power of collaboration to create solutions quickly.Such collaborations can help […]European Commission authorises second safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine developed by Moderna, the second COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU. This authorisation follows a positive scientific recommendation based on a thorough assessment of the safety, effectiveness and quality […]These charts show that even before COVID, most children weren’t doing enough exercise
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Formative Content Only around one in four 11-year-olds in the EU reported one hour a day of exercise, according to OECD data.Girls are less physically active than boys in all countries surveyed.76% of American […]How COVID-19 accelerated the shift towards TradeTech
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pavitra Raja, Community Specialist, Social Entrepreneurs – Europe and the Americas, World Economic Forum Visibility and data-sharing are critical for 21st century supply chain and logistics management.Trading restrictions caused by COVID-19 create opportunities for start-ups.3D-printing, robotics and the […]
