8 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2017/2951(RSP)
Amendment 8 #
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, on the basis of the 'One Health' approach, various Member States regard vaccination of agricultural and domestic animals as an important measure both to prevent outbreaks of cross-border animal diseases and to limit the risk of further contagion, and have introduced it, including against infections by Coxiella burnettii and other bacterial and viral diseases which also present public health risks;
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) observes that immunisation through vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention in efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance1a; _________________ 1a European Commission (29, June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 10.
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its support for the fact that in its AMR Action Plan the Commission announces that it will provide incentives to increase the uptake of diagnostics, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccines1a; _________________ 1a European Commission (29, June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 12.
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern that epidemiological data on the current situation of vaccination in the Member States shows important gaps in the uacceptaknce of vaccines and insufficient vaccination coverage rates necessary to ensure adequate protection; is concerned that growing and widespread vaccine hesitancy has become a worrying phenomenon due to the range of health- related consequences it causes in the Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 12
12. Condemns the spread of unreliable, misleading and unscientific information on vaccination aggravated by media controversies; calls on Member States and the Commission to take effective steps against the spread of such misinformation and to further develop awareness and information campaigns, especially for parents, including the creation of a European platform aimed at increasing vaccination coverage, and thus to prevent such misleading information from proving effective and being disseminated;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the alarmingly high prices of some life-saving vaccines; calls on, for which there is still too often no satisfactory explanation and justification, for example based on R&D costs; urges the Commission and the Member States as soon as possible to implement the measures called for in the European Parliament’s report of 14 February 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicines;
Amendment 75 #
Paragraph 16
16. Believes providing vaccination screening and vaccination services for migrants and refugees entering EU countries is critical; calls on the Commission and Member States to map what concrete vaccination activities are being implemented for migrants and refugees entering EU countries and work energetically to address the identified gaps;
Amendment 94 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt concrete 'One Health' measures to increase vaccination rates in both humans and, where necessary, animals by means of financial and policy incentives, and thus to combat infectious diseases and also antibiotic resistance more cost-effectively, inter alia in the context of the future Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020;