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Stop for AstraZeneca.
A partner of the British University of Oxford, the pharmaceutical group has taken the decision to pause clinical trials of its vaccine against Covid-19.
One of the participants is indeed the victim of the onset of a “potentially unexplained illness”, probably a serious side effect.
The vaccine from pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca is one of the most advanced Western projects.
It had until then been tested on tens of thousands of volunteers in the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa and, since August 31, the United States, in what is called phase 3 of the trials, the last, to verify safety and efficiency.
This pause in the clinical trial "is a routine action that is required as soon as a potentially unexplained disease appears in one of the trials, during the investigation, in order to maintain the integrity of the trials", explains the holder in particular. - company speech in a press release.
This is the first known suspension of a clinical trial concerning an experimental vaccine against Covid-19.
What to remember too
Auchan degreases.
The management of the distributor Auchan Retail France announced a plan which provides for the elimination of 1,475 jobs, to "adapt" "its organization to the new expectations of consumers and citizens".
The group explains that to "move on to the second phase of its transformation plan", it will now rely "on the adaptation of the organization of hypermarkets, the merchandise chain and after-sales service" and on " digital proximity, an axis that could allow the creation of around 600 jobs.
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A hotline for horse owners.
While the mystery still hangs over the mutilations of horses observed all over the country in recent weeks, and a suspect was taken into custody on Monday and then released, the Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandie announced the creation a free number for equine owners.
The goal ?
Reassure them by providing them with fifteen specialists who will be on the phone.
Flexibility for fines.
The Constitutional Council has adopted a decision that should delight many motorists: it will no longer be mandatory to pay a parking fine before being able to challenge it.
"The legislator has not provided for guarantees such as to ensure that the requirement of prior payment does not substantially infringe the right to exercise an effective judicial remedy", ruled the Council.
The unexpected info
Microsoft is releasing a mini-console.
The American video game giant has announced that it is preparing to release the Xbox Serie S, a small version of its new line of consoles, in November, at a price of $ 300.
Faced with the console war that is emerging for the end of the year and the upcoming release of the new Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft is therefore going on the offensive.
But with an XS version.
Xbox Series S
🎮 100% digital next-gen console
🏃 Faster loads
📈 Improved fame rate
🌎 Richer and more immersive worlds
🔥 Next-gen gaming performance
🔎 In our most compact Xbox # PowerYourDreams pic.twitter.com / 14EwEO1H8Y
- Xbox FR (@XboxFR) September 8, 2020
Released from November 10, the Xbox S will be designed for games as software and services hosted online, instead of being stored on the device, according to a promotional video for the brand.
Microsoft promises "last generation performance in the smallest Xbox".