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DIRECT. Covid-19: in the United Kingdom, the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech expected next week

2020-12-02T21:24:49.579Z


Globally, the pandemic has killed more than 1,480,000 people. In France, the indicators are improving and are approaching the objectives set for


The essential

  • In France, the latest assessment in 24 hours shows 365 additional deaths for 53,506 in total.

  • 3,594 people are in intensive care because of the disease.

    The target on December 15 is between 2,500 and 3,000.

  • 8,083 people contracted the disease.

    The target for December 15 is 5,000 maximum per day.

  • Worldwide, the Covid-19 has killed more than 1,480,000 people.

> The events of the day

8:20 am.

Jean Castex is interviewed on RMC and BFM TV.

8:15 am.

Vaccine authorized in the United Kingdom.

The vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is approved for use in the UK.

“The government today accepted the recommendation of the Independent Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve the use of Pfizer / BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine,” said a door -government speech, stating that “the vaccine will be available across the UK from next week.

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8:05 am.

Pauline, 23, has been suffering from Covid-190 for eight months.

In this article, the Parisian tells about Pauline's suffering.

This 23-year-old young woman retains neurological, cardiac and ENT sequelae from Covid-19 eight months after contracting the disease.

7.45 a.m.

A somewhat special children's book and press fair.

The Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) children's book and press fair is being held from today, but in a somewhat particular format.

It takes place on television, in bookstores, libraries and schools.

More details in our article.

7:25 am.

Free vaccine in Japan.

Japan will provide free COvid-19 vaccines to the country's 126 million people, under a bill passed as the archipelago faces an upsurge in infections.

Japan has already pre-ordered vaccines for 60 million people from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and for an additional 25 million people from the biotech company Moderna.

He also confirmed that he would receive 120 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.

7:05 am.

End of the second confinement in England.

England is emerging from a four-week lockdown to return to a regional approach.

It was the second confinement suffered by England, the country most bereaved in Europe by the pandemic in absolute terms with more than 59,000 deaths for 1.6 million positive cases.

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It is replaced, at least until February, by a three-level alert system, imposing restrictions locally depending on the severity of the epidemic.

Almost all of England, around 55 million people, is placed on Alert Level 2 or 3, except the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which are in Level 1, the lowest.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to be able to end this device in the spring thanks to the combined action of vaccines and mass screening.

6:45 am.

More than 2,500 deaths in 24 hours in the United States.

The United States, which has been facing an outbreak of the epidemic for several weeks, recorded more than 2,500 deaths in 24 hours on Tuesday, the highest since the end of April, according to data from Johns Hopkins University which refers .

The country has, at the same time, recorded more than 180,000 new cases of Covid-19.

6.30am.

Priority healthcare professionals and retirement homes in the United States.

Healthcare professionals and residents of nursing homes should be prioritized for immunization in the United States, according to experts at the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).

These two populations represent around 24 million people, the approximate number of people who can be vaccinated in December, according to forecasts by the authorities.

Donald Trump's federal government will recommend an order of priority that will not necessarily be that of the CDC.

At the risk of creating confusion, it will ultimately be each of the 50 states and territories that will set the list of priority groups in its jurisdiction, even if most should adhere to the recommendations of health authorities.

6:15 am.

Researchers are working on a spray against Covid-19.

Researchers at the American University of Pennsylvania are trying, with the biotechnology company Regeneron, to develop a nasal spray that would protect against Covid-19.

The idea is to build on the principle of gene therapy by introducing genetic material into cells into the nose and throat, which in response produce powerful antibodies that would prevent infections with the new coronavirus.

“The advantage of our approach is that you don't need to have a competent immune system for this to be effective,” says Professor James Wilson, in charge of the project.

6 hours.

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