Ref. Ares(2021)893076 - 02/02/2021
From:
SANTE C3 HSC
Sent:
mardi 22 septembre 2020 18:26
To:
SANTE C3 HSC
Subject:
Follow-up to the Commission Communication on short-term
preparedness for COVID-19
Dear Members of the Health Security Committee,
Dear colleagues,
Please find below guiding questions for the discussion point on the Follow-up to the Commission
Communication on short-term preparedness for COVID-19.
This week we will focus on the following action areas:
Support to vulnerable groups
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Questions:
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Has your country implemented specific testing strategies for vulnerable groups and
settings?
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Has your country developed / outlined best practices on provision of mental health
and psychosocial support to vulnerable groups? Has your country shared these best
practices with other countries?
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Action Items:
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Design and implement specific high density, low threshold testing strategies for
vulnerable groups & settings
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Sharing of best practices on provision of mental health and psychosocial support
to vulnerable prone to COVID-19
Supply of medical countermeasures
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Questions:
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A standing question, has your country identified any needs for medical supplies?
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Has your country managed to establish an overview of needs? How is your country
establishing an overview of needs for medical supplies, national production
capacities and stockpiles equipment?
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Has your country identified flexible production capacities / conversion possibilities?
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Could you update on large-scale COVID-19 clinical trials your country is part of? Is
additional support needed in that matter?
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Action items:
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Establish overview on needs for medical supplies, national production capacities
and stockpiles of essential equipment, map flexible production capacities/
conversion possibilities (Member States)
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Support an EU coordinated approach for the planning and implementation of
large-scale COVID-19 clinical trials in Europe (European Commission & Member
States)
Update on influenza preparedness
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Please prepare an update on the situation in your country with regards to implementation of
influenza vaccination campaigns, vaccines needs and adaptation of vaccination infrastructures
to COVID-19 setting.
Thank you for your collaboration,
Best regards,
HSC Secretariat