Competitiveness / Health Care
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
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Finding the future of care provision: The role of smart hospitals
Smart hospitals make extensive use of innovative technologies to improve care quality and patient experience while reducing costs.
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Mission Possible: The Race for a Vaccine
Facing a deadly new virus infecting millions of people, Pfizer’s bold plan to create the first COVID-19 vaccine is launched. National Geographic’s new documentary tells the inside story of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
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Biontech and Pfizer initiate rolling submission to European medicines agency for SARS-COV-2 vaccine candidate BNT162b2
Rolling review accepted by the EMA based on available preclinical and clinical data for BNT162b2 to date
BioNTech and Pfizer will continue regular and open dialogue with the EMA providing results from their ongoing Phase 3 study
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The Do's and Don'ts of wearing a face mask
Experts agree that wearing face masks can protect people’s health and slow the spread of COVID-19. That’s because the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through respiratory droplets that get into the air from sneezing, coughing or even speaking. A mask acts as a barrier, stopping those droplets before they reach another person[1].
But a mask is only effective if it’s worn correctly. Here are the do’s and don'ts of wearing a face mask.
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T-Mobile to enable free calls to 1221
Beginning September 9, T-Mobile Czech Republic will not charge any fees for calls to 1221, the information hotline of the Public Health Service of the Czech Republic. By making the line available free of charge, the operator wants to help again in the fight against the coronavirus and make the access to important information from public health authorities easier to all customers.
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