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Today, the Commission launched a structured dialogue with the actors in the pharmaceuticals manufacturing chain as part of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe.

On 2 March, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, will announce the winners of the 2020 EU Health Award. On 3 March, the meeting will be devoted to the 2020 Thematic Networks.

The EU Health Security Committee agreed on a common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, a selection of rapid antigen tests for which Member States will mutually recognise their results, and a common standardised set of data to be included in COVID-19 test result certificates.

The Commission is proposing immediate action to prepare Europe for the increased threat of coronavirus variants, launching the new European bio-defence preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants called “HERA Incubator”.