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Vaccinated travelers will soon no longer need a negative test to come to France.
France is moving towards a reduction in the health protocol at school with the end of sworn certificates.
The number of cases is down sharply in France with 235,267 new cases against 416,896 a week ago.
The "freedom convoy" sets off this Wednesday in France, in order to protest against health measures.
The Pfizer laboratory plans to reap 54 billion dollars in 2022 thanks to its vaccine.
A new ultra-fast test would be developed by Chinese scientists.
This Wednesday we are publishing our list of cities to live in when you want to telecommute, an upward trend since the start of the epidemic.
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The number of cases worldwide exceeds the 400 million mark.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide stood at 400,700,805. A rise of 100 million in just one month.
The pandemic is also the cause of 5.763 million deaths, according to the American university.
6:40 a.m.
Volkswagen will pay its German sites a COVID-19 bonus.
Employees will be able to receive a bonus of 500 euros by the end of February.
This bonus exempt from taxes and social security contributions covers the period from July 2021 to February 2022. Apprentices, work-study students and doctoral students will receive 300 euros.
6:35 a.m.
The European Union is pushing for a global agreement to prevent the emergence of new pandemics.
This text could include a ban on markets where the trade in wild animals is practiced and measures to encourage countries to report new viruses, a European official told Reuters.
International negotiators are meeting today for the first time to start talks.
The aim of these negotiations is to reach a preliminary agreement by August.
6:25 a.m.
Johnson & Johnson is temporarily suspending production of its vaccine.
Johnson & Johnson has temporarily suspended production of its Covid-19 vaccine at the only factory that currently manufactures salable batches, in the Netherlands, according to the New York Times.
The laboratory ensures that this does not affect its deliveries.
According to the American daily, the factory located in Leiden stopped producing the vaccine at the end of last year to instead manufacture an experimental vaccine against another virus.
6:15 a.m.
Europe is evaluating the possibility of a booster dose of Pfizer for 12 to 15 year olds.
The European medicines regulator has announced that it has begun assessing an application for approval of a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine, called Comirnaty, for children aged 12 to 15.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said last week that it would soon decide on a similar request for teenagers aged 16 and 17.
6:10 a.m.
Democratic American states are lifting the wearing of mandatory masks indoors.
California, New Jersey, Connecticut and even New York: American states led by Democrats will lift the wearing of mandatory masks indoors.
This measure had never been imposed in Republican states.
6:05 a.m.
Half a million deaths since Omicron, according to the WHO.
The World Health Organization (WHO) lamented on Tuesday that there have been half a million deaths from Covid since the discovery of the Omicron variant and although vaccines exist, calling this toll "more than tragic". .
“While everyone was saying the more benign Omicron, we missed the fact that half a million people have died since it was detected,” said WHO incident manager Abdi Mahamud. .
And to warn: “We are still in the middle of this pandemic.
I hope we are getting closer to its end” but “many countries are not yet past their Omicron peak” and “this virus continues to be dangerous.
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