Dr. Andrea Ammon at Health Security Committee meeting in Luxembourg
On 24 January 2023, Dr. Andrea Ammon participated in a meeting of the Health Security Committee, which took place in Luxembourg. The meeting was open by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides and Ms. Paulette Lenert, Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
Dr. Andrea Ammon updated the participants on the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the developments in China and the emergence of the XBB.1.5 variant in the United States.
The EU Health Security Committee is mandated to reinforce the coordination and sharing of best practice and information on national preparedness activities. Member States also consult each other within the Committee with a view to coordinating national responses to serious cross border threats to health, including events declared a public health emergency of international concern by World Health Organisation in accordance with the International Health Regulations.
