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Resumption of the epidemic in Europe, the new screwdrivers of States.
"We must vaccinate children", according to Stéphane Bancel, the boss of Moderna in an exclusive interview in our columns.
51,081,514 people received at least one injection, or 75.8% of the total population in France.
The government is launching a toll-free number for home vaccination of seniors.
The United States wants to immunize children aged 5 to 11.
France orders 50,000 doses of Merck's anti-covid pill.
The AY.4.2 variant, a subvariant of Delta, worries the United Kingdom.
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6:50 a.m.
Australia lifts the ban on leaving the country for its vaccinated residents.
All Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to leave the territory without special waivers from November 1 as Australia lifts its restrictions related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Australians have been unable to travel abroad for more than 18 months without a government issued waiver, while thousands of fully vaccinated residents living abroad have been unable to return to Australia due to 'a limitation of arrivals to slow the spread of COVID-19.
6.30 a.m.
The pandemic is "far from over," according to the WHO emergency committee.
This emergency committee on Covid-19, chaired by Frenchman Didier Houssin has just published a statement in which he underlines that “if progress has been made thanks to an increased use of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, analysis of the current situation and forecasting models indicate that the pandemic is far from over ”. It is this same committee which, at its second meeting on January 30, 2020, had advised the Director-General of the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern, the highest level of alert for the epidemic. . What he had done. In its recommendations to states, the committee remains opposed to the principle of proof of vaccination for international travel, given the inequitable distribution of vaccines around the world.He also asks states to "recognize all vaccines that have received authorization for emergency use" from the WHO.
6:25 am. An American committee recommends Pfizer's anti-Covid vaccine for 5-11 year olds.
A committee of American experts has come out in favor of authorizing Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The advice of this committee is only advisory, but it is rare that it is not followed by the United States Medicines Agency (FDA). If it does allow the vaccine for this age group, then some 28 million children will be eligible in the United States.
6:20 am. The CHU de Guadeloupe condemns “commando operations” by strikers.
The management of the CHU de Guadeloupe condemned "commando operations" in several hospital departments by strikers from the UTS-UGTG union, who are protesting against the compulsory vaccination and the suspension of unvaccinated caregivers. The strikers "once again used totally unacceptable and judicially punishable methods" to "deprive the vast majority of non-striking staff of their freedom to work", deplores the management of the CHU in a statement. A "commando" tried to "force the agents in post" in the services of the establishment to "quit their work", with much reinforcement of "threats made against those who refused to comply with the injunctions", she indicated.
6:15 am. Approval of the damning report for President Bolsonaro in Brazil.
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (ICC) into the pandemic in Brazil has approved the damning report of its six-month investigation, which recommends the indictment of President Jair Bolsonaro for nine crimes. The ICC accused the government of having "deliberately exposed" Brazilians to "mass contamination". The text of approximately 1,200 pages calls for the president to be indicted for, in particular, “crime against humanity”, “prevarication”, “charlatanism” and “incitement to crime”. This report will be sent to the prosecution, but specialists deem an indictment of Jair Bolsonaro unlikely, since it is the responsibility of the Attorney General, Augusto Aras, an ally of the president.
6:10 am. For Beijing, the Covid is the number 1 challenge for the Winter Olympics.
Epidemic prevention will be "the number one challenge" of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the organizers recognized, a hundred days before the start of the events in the Chinese capital. The Imperial City will become the first city in the world to host both summer (in 2008) and winter games, from February 4 to 20. In this context, the Chinese authorities, who follow a policy of zero contamination, have taken great steps to eradicate a very limited epidemic outbreak in recent days in the north of the country. The 2022 games will take place in a "bubble" intended to eliminate any risk of contamination to the rest of China. The 2,900 expected athletes must either have been fully vaccinated or undergo a strict 21-day quarantine upon arrival in the country.Only spectators already present in China will be able to attend the events.
6:05 am. The government wants to extend the state of emergency in Martinique until December 31.
The government tabled an amendment before the examination of the bill "health vigilance" by the Senate to extend the state of health emergency until December 31 in Martinique where the health situation remains "still very fragile". "This territory, like the rest of the West Indies, was confronted this summer with a large-scale epidemic wave", with an incidence rate over seven consecutive days which exceeded 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, recalls the amendment. As a result, "the improvement of the hospital situation is very slow, with still 86 patients hospitalized for Covid-19, including 29 in critical care". At the same time, vaccination coverage, although increasing, remains at a level too low to ensure sufficient protection of the population.
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