In addition 'options for actions', which in many cases were included in the risk assessments, have proved useful to discuss within the HSC possible measures at EU level to respond to the events, as it was the case for the main events notified since November 2013, namely MERS CoV, poliomyelitis in vulnerable countries and the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Be to, kaip paaiškėjo, daugumoje rizikos vertinimų nurodytais galimais veiksmais buvo remiamasi Sveikatos saugumo komitete aptariant galimas ES lygmens reagavimo į įvykius priemones, pvz., vykstant pagrindiniams įvykiams, apie kuriuos pranešta iki 2013 m.