By The Associated Press
BRUSSELS â The EUâs executive arm has proposed EU nations join forces to develop and deploy COVID-19 treatments across the 27-nation bloc.
The European Commission says vaccines will not eradicate coronavirus âovernightâ and efficient drugs will still be required to treat patients in hospitals or at home, including those with long-haul symptoms after COVID-19.
The Commission wants to set up a portfolio of 10 potential COVID-19 treatments with the aim of authorizing three new drugs by October to treat COVID-19. The executive branch says two more treatments could get approved by the end of the year.
The Commission says it will invest 90 million euros ($108 million) in studies and clinical trials and an extra 40 million euros ($48 million) to support manufacturing and access for COVID-19 drugs and treatments.
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1of35Gov. Jay Inslee, right, speaks to principal engineer Scott Gibson about the Microgrid batteries Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Arlington, Wash. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)Olivia Vanni/APShow MoreShow Less
2of35FILE In this March 29, 2021, file photo, a health care worker steps out of a mobile vaccination van parked on a street corner in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, in New York. New York City hopes to begin offering coronavirus inoculations to tourists by stationing vaccination vans in Times Square and other visitor-heavy spots, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, May 6, 2021.Kathy Willens/APShow MoreShow Less
The Latest: France s Macron endorses sharing of vaccine tech
A car drives on a road in the outskirts in Frankfurt, Germany, right after the end of the curfew on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The German Federal Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday that the curfew to avoid the outspread of the coronavirus is justified. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) May 06, 2021 - 3:44 AM
PARIS â French President Emmanuel Macron is joining the Biden administration in saying that he backs the sharing of the valuable technology behind COVID-19 vaccines. But Macro is also insisting that the immediate priority for wealthier countries should be first donating more doses to poorer countries.