{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9"],"submitter":["Gontariuk M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<b>Objective:</b> The first wave of the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 pandemic has revealed a fragmented governance within the European Union (EU) to tackle public health emergencies. This qualitative study aims: 1) to understand the current EU position within the field of public health emergencies taking the case of the COVID-19 as an example by comparing and contrasting experiences from EU institutions and experts from various EU Member States at the beginning of the pandemic; and, 2) to identify and to formulate future EU pandemic strategies and actions based on experts' opinions. <b>Methods:</b> Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with public health experts from various European Member States and European Commission officials from May 2020 until August 2020. The transcripts wer"],"journal":["Frontiers in public health"],"pagination":["698995"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8417533"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The European Union and Public Health Emergencies: Expert Opinions on the Management of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggestions for Future Emergencies."],"pmcid":["PMC8417533"],"pubmed_authors":["Gontariuk M","Pilot E","Townend D","Van der Auwermeulen L","Krafft T","Rehbock C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The European Union and Public Health Emergencies: Expert Opinions on the Management of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggestions for Future Emergencies.","description":"<b>Objective:</b> The first wave of the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 pandemic has revealed a fragmented governance within the European Union (EU) to tackle public health emergencies. This qualitative study aims: 1) to understand the current EU position within the field of public health emergencies taking the case of the COVID-19 as an example by comparing and contrasting experiences from EU institutions and experts from various EU Member States at the beginning of the pandemic; and, 2) to identify and to formulate future EU pandemic strategies and actions based on experts' opinions. <b>Methods:</b> Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with public health experts from various European Member States and European Commission officials from May 2020 until August 2020. The transcripts wer","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021","modification":"2025-04-04T23:12:24.151Z","creation":"2022-02-11T10:16:51.267Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8417533","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34490183"],"doi":["10.3389/fpubh.2021.698995"]}}