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DIRECT. Covid-19: vaccination is accelerating in Guadeloupe

2021-08-24T04:56:25.917Z


Even though the incidence rate is dropping nationwide, hospitalizations are still on the rise. Certain regions, particularly


The essential

  • Despite a drop in the incidence rate at the national level, hospitalizations are still on the rise in France.

    More than 11,000 patients are in hospital due to Covid-19 and 2,215 are in critical care.

  • Olivier Véran announced on Monday that a third dose of the anti-Covid vaccine can be injected to people over 65 from September, subject to a favorable opinion from the High Authority of Health.

  • Marseille hospitals are among the most affected by the fourth wave in metropolitan France and sound the alarm in the face of a risk of saturation.

Follow the events of the day live:

6:40 am.

Vaccination is accelerating in Guadeloupe.

The vaccination campaign is accelerating in Guadeloupe, with more than 500 daily injections.

More than 100,000 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, or about a quarter of the population, and 20% have completed their immunization schedule.

Figures still low, especially as Guadeloupe is facing an epidemic outbreak.

6.30 a.m.

Start of the Paralympic Games under Covid.

The Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Tuesday, but the health context in Japan is particularly degraded.

The archipelago records more than 25,000 positive cases per day.

Like the Olympics a few weeks before, the stands for the Paralympic Games will therefore be empty.

Read also Paralympic games: behind closed doors, French chances ... everything you need to know about the "paras" of Tokyo

6:20 am.

Marseille in difficulty.

Even if the situation is less critical than in Polynesia or the West Indies, Marseille hospitals are sounding the alarm: they were among the most affected by the fourth wave and risk saturation in intensive care.

In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the incidence rate is particularly high.

Enough to fear the worst for September.

6:15 am.

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Source: leparis

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