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The EU Wants A Central, Cross-Border Digital Health Space

  • Researchers would gain access to more data across the union
  • System to cost between 700 million euros and 2.5 billion euros

A member of the public receives a nasal swab from a health worker at a Covid-19 testing tent set up outside a pharmacy in Paris, France.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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The European Union wants to make it easier for people to access their prescriptions and health records online no matter where they are in the EU, under new plans to be unveiled next week.