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11 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2010/2153(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the national and international health authorities, including the WHO, were aware as early as May 2009 that the H1N1 influenza was not virulent, with this moderate virulence being confirmed by the very low mortality rate observed as a result of this influenza ‘pandemic’ in 1 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2010/h1n1_vpc_20100810/en/print.html comparison with the officially recognised figures for seasonal influenza,deleted
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the national and international health authorities, including the WHO, were aware as early asstated in May 2009 that the H1N1 influenza was not virulent, wiat the this moderate virulence beime causing confirmed by the very low mortality rate observed as a result of ly mild illness, but that it could only be hoped (thius influenza ‘pandemic’ in comparison with the officially recognised figures for seasonal influenzanot taken for granted) that this pattern would continue,
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the criteria for defining a ‘pandemic’, adopted by the WHO in 2009 and based solely on the propagation of the virus while discounting the severity of the infection, distorted the meaning of the word ‘pandemic’ and triggered a false alarm worldwide, with that alarmism giving rise to inappropriate public health decisions and a disproportionate response among the public and administrations of the European Union and its Member States,deleted
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Considering the high degree of unforeseeability and severity of how the pandemic was going to unfold, always with the possibility that the pandemic might worsen in Europe, as it did in 1918 and 1968;
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. Considering that under the principle of subsidiarity, the preparation and the reaction towards the health risks in the European Union fall within the competence of the Member States; that the treaty of Lisbon exhorts the Member States to strengthen the co-operation, the division of information and good practices within the framework of the WHO and the existing structures of the EU; that the reinforcement of the measurements of coordination taken by the Commission and the Member States, with the support of the ECDC and the EMEA within the framework of WHO, reinforces the effectiveness of the national measures.
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas significant changes are required to the current healthcare system in the EU and its Member States in order to achieve general public health objectives, as opposed to a purely pharmacological approach,deleted
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
INDEPENDENCECOOPERATION
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to reinforce cooperation between Member States within the EU in the management of the response to a pandemic, within the framework of WHO, according to the International Health Regulation of 2005 ;
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Claims that work on the legal basis relating to the implementation of the joint buying guarantee to the Member States an equitable access and a reasonable price to the most effective vaccines as well as the respect of the European legislation in terms of the manufacturer responsibility;
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop a mechanism for joint procurement of vaccines and antiviral medication which allows Member States, on a voluntary basis, a common acquisition of these products or common approaches to contract negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry; Recalls that only the seeking for joint solutions for a common purchasing of vaccines and antiviral medications will ensure equitable access, at the lowest price for the Member States;
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Requires a global European strategic approach for the so-called “at-risk” groups on how to reach them and communicate with them in case of pandemics;
2010/12/20
Committee: ENVI