Covid-19: Israel lowers the age of the 3rd injection to 50, the United States allows it for the immunocompromised people, follow our live

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• In France, 9,465 patients were hospitalized Thursday evening, which means 894 new admissions in 24 hours.

  In critical care, there are 1,807 people.

  In 24 hours, 77 people died and 28,554 new contaminations were recorded.

  The mask is making a comeback all over the place.

• The dispute did nothing: the partial confinement of Reunion Island was extended until August 31 instead of August 16, even if the curfew was reduced by one hour from Monday , due to the start of the school year.

• In Martinique, where the situation is catastrophic, “the patients are very young.

  In emergencies, they are 40, 50 years old, in intensive care they can be 20, 30 years old and are not necessarily suffering from comorbidities, ”insisted the Minister of Health Olivier Véran.

• Finally, WHO experts confirm as "probable" that an incident in the Wuhan virology laboratory could be at the origin of the epidemic.

  An employee could be patient zero, according to the head of the delegation of international scientists sent to China by the WHO to detect the origin of Covid-19.

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6:50 a.m. The 3rd vaccine, the answer for the immunocompromised?

In France, many people who have received an organ transplant have already received a third dose of the vaccine, and for many the immune response is not there. The Haute Autorité de Santé recently gave the green light to the injection of monoclonal antibodies for these patients.

6:45 am.

In the USA, a 3rd dose for the immunocompromised.

People with weakened immune systems may receive a third dose of the vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna, to boost their protection against the disease.

"The country has entered a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Food and drug administration is fully aware of the fact that immunocompromised people are particularly at risk of contracting a serious disease", justified the acting commissioner of the agency, Janet Woodcock.

This 3rd dose is intended for solid organ transplant recipients or those with weakened immune systems.

6:35 am.

In Israel, 50-60 year olds can receive a 3rd dose.

Overnight, the Israeli government lowered the minimum age to 50 years for a third dose of the anti-Covid vaccine in the hope of fighting a new wave of contamination linked to the Delta variant.

6:25 am.

Facebook is pushing back the return to the office.

Because of the Delta variant, "our teams in the United States will not be forced to return to the office before January 2022," assured a spokesperson for the group.

A few weeks ago, Facebook still planned to fully reopen its offices by October, requiring vaccinations and masks.

6:15 am.

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