In a note sent Thursday, December 29 to the government, the Committee for monitoring and anticipating health risks (Covars) - successor to the Health Council - had recommended requesting a #Covid vaccination certificate from travelers from China.
This document, sent to the editorial staff on Tuesday January 3, reached the government on Thursday, the day before certain restrictive measures were taken against travelers from China.
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, Covars confirms having recommended a vaccination certificate to people coming from China.
According to the recommendations, this would have taken the form of a
"complete primary vaccination [at 3 doses if inactivated vaccine] plus a booster"
.
Knowing that the Chinese vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm are said to be "inactivated", that is to say that they contain non-living infectious agents.
But, “
the important thing remains [above all] to test and sequence
”, complete this Tuesday at
Figaro
le Covars.
On Friday, France, like Italy and Spain in the European Union, took certain restrictions against travelers from China.
Three measures have been adopted: obligation to present a negative test of less than 48 hours on departure from China - accompanied by a sworn certificate attesting in particular not to be in contact -, the wearing of a mandatory mask on the plane and random PCR tests carried out on certain passengers.
In its note, the Covars also ensures
“to insist on the importance of the European coordination of these measures”
.
The 27 must meet again on this subject on Wednesday 4 January.
