EU: COVI workshops: EU crisis preparedness and response and “long COVID”

The special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic organises two workshops to discuss the state of play of EU’s crisis preparedness and response, and developments related to “long COVID”.

When: Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 15.00 - 17.00

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Spinelli building, room 5G3

Members of the Special Committee on COVID-19 (COVI) will debate with several experts the state of play of the EU’s crisis preparedness and response system, the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges ahead

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When: Thursday, 9 March 2023, 10.30 - 12.30

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Spinelli building, room 1G3

COVI members will also meet with experts to discuss key facts and developments related to “long COVID”, and identify regulatory and policy aspects that need to be addressed in order to minimise the impact of long COVID on European citizens and society

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news...isis-preparedness-and-response-and-long-covid

 

Oh, Scheibenbogen is included, good.

 

The stream is available at https://multimedia.europarl.europa....ommittee-meeting_20230308-1500-COMMITTEE-COVI, though I failed to get any sound.

 

Thankfully, the link with ME/CFS was mentioned a lot by MEPs and the presenters so I hope that it will be included in the final COVI report.

 

MEP Pascal Arimont made a great intervention:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1633794524563554312


MEP Radan Kanev also mentioned ME/CFS and the European resolution adopted before the pandemic.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1633783280204914688

 

I think the experts Peter Piot, Dominique Salmon, Clara Lehmann, Carmen Scheibenbogen all stressed that Long Covid is not psychosomatic.

 

The COVI workshop on Long Covid: a brief summary

On 9 March, a workshop on Long Covid was held in the European parliament. Various invited experts and Members of Parliament highlighted a link between ME/CFS and Long Covid.

https://europeanmecoalition.com/the-covi-workshop-on-long-covid/