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163 new deaths and 58,128 new cases were identified on Friday in France, according to the latest report from Public Health France.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at the end of a Health Defense Council that a bill to transform the health pass into a vaccination pass will be proposed in January.
For the holidays, the head of government also calls for strict compliance with barrier gestures.
Jean Castex also announced that the deadline for obtaining his booster dose of the Covid vaccine will now be set at 4 months after the second injection instead of 5 months.
The overtime pay for nursing staff will also be doubled from next Monday.
The European Union will limit the duration of the vaccination certificate to nine months if there is no booster dose.
The European Medicines Agency has given the green light for Pfizer's anti-Covid pill "in case of emergency".
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7:30 am. Second Christmas under Covid: hugs, ventilation, unvaccinated relatives ... good practices to know.
As last year, the management of family holiday meals is a headache, even a source of concern, due to the health crisis. How to live them as serenely as possible? Here are the expert answers on questions you may have.
7.20 a.m. Postponement of Franco-British European Rugby Cup matches.
The matches between French and British clubs scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the two European Rugby Cups have been postponed due to travel restrictions between the two countries, the competition organizer announced on Friday. This concerns five matches of the second day of the European Cup and two matches of the European Challenge, specified the EPCR which said its intention to "reprogram them (...) at a later date".
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Vaccination pass: the text expected on January 5 in the Council of Ministers.
The bill dedicated to the "vaccine pass" announced by Jean Castex should be examined in the Council of Ministers on January 5, then debated in the hemicycle of the National Assembly from Monday January 10, AFP learned from sources government Friday night.
According to this work schedule, still subject to modifications, the text would be examined by the deputies of the Law Committee on Friday January 7, for a discussion in the hemicycle from Monday January 10, before being sent to the Senate.
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