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Impurities
" in doses of the Moderna vaccine in Japan, daily death record in Russia, a third dose from September 13 in French nursing homes ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Thursday August 26 on the latest related information to the Covid pandemic.
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Third dose on September 13 in nursing homes
Residents of nursing homes will be able to receive a third dose of vaccine against Covid-19 from September 13, announced Thursday, Jean Castex, at a time when the epidemic is at a peak in French Polynesia, and when vaccination is accelerating in the West Indies, for a long time refractory to injections.
The third dose is considered necessary because "
the vaccine protection in some people - the most fragile, the oldest - decreases
", argued the head of government, adding that with vaccination, "
we are 8 times less likely of being contaminated, 11 times less likely to go to the hospital
”.
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Losing "the fewest hours of lessons possible", the goal at the start of Blanquer
The Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer wished that the pupils "
lose as few hours of lessons as possible
" this year because of the health crisis, justifying the decision to impose isolation on only declared middle and high school students. contact case and not vaccinated against Covid.
"
We are choosing open schools and an ability to close as targeted as possible so that students can benefit from the school as much as possible,
" Jean-Michel Blanquer told reporters after his conference. press on the start of the school year.
For the return to class on September 2, the government has retained the level 2 health protocol (out of four) which provides for face-to-face courses in all establishments.
According to these rules, a case of Covid-19 in a classroom in the primary sector results in its closure, as in June.
In middle school and high school, only unvaccinated contact case students will have to isolate themselves for a week when contamination is detected in a class.
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In Japan, "impurities" in Moderna vaccines
Japan announced Thursday to suspend the use of 1.63 million doses of the vaccine of the American biotech Moderna against the coronavirus, after reports of the presence of impurities in three batches distributed in the country.
The Japanese pharmaceutical group Takeda, which imports and distributes Moderna's vaccine in Japan, said in a statement that it had received "
reports from several vaccination centers that foreign bodies were found
" in sealed vaccine vials.
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US sends more than two million doses of vaccine to three countries
The United States is preparing to send more than two million doses of the vaccine to Algeria, Ghana, and Yemen, the White House announced Thursday.
The shipments, due to arrive by the end of the week, according to a White House official, will be the first offered by the United States to the three countries.
Extracted from the surplus in US reserves, 604,800 doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine will go to Algeria, 151,200 of the same vaccine will go to Yemen, while just over 1.2 million doses of Moderna's vaccine will go to Algeria. Ghana, detailed the official on condition of anonymity.
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Denmark examines inflammatory complication as possible side effect of vaccine
The Danish Medicines Agency announced on Thursday that it was examining a possible link between "
PIMS syndrome
", or pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and anti-Covid vaccination after a suspected case in a vaccinated adolescent.
According to the Danish agency, "
a link with the vaccine has not been documented, but it cannot be ruled out either
."
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Record of daily deaths in Russia
Russia on Thursday recorded a new daily record of deaths (820) linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, vaccination remaining sluggish and containment measures absent despite the wave of the Delta variant.
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Over 1000 cases in 24 hours in Australia
Australia recorded more than a thousand coronavirus infections on Thursday, a first since the start of the pandemic due to the spread of the Delta variant in Sydney.
The wave that began in Sydney in mid-June has more than 15,000 infections and is spreading to smaller towns, causing the return of restrictions and lockdowns in southwest Australia.
State Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian nevertheless announced a slight easing of restrictions for people vaccinated from mid-September.
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In New Zealand, Ardern defends the zero Covid strategy
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her “
zero Covid
”
strategy on Thursday
, while the spread of the much more contagious Delta variant is undermining the effectiveness of a hitherto successful policy.
After six months without any case of local contamination, a case of this variant was discovered in Auckland last week, generating the largest outbreak in the country since the start of the pandemic, with a total of 277 cases recorded on Thursday.
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In Iran, Raïssi promises to step up the fight against Covid
Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi on Thursday promised to step up the fight against Covid-19 and improve the economic situation, in a televised speech at the first meeting of his government, denouncing conditions that are not "
Not worthy
" of Iran.
More than 4.46 million deaths worldwide
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 4,461,431 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP. The United States is the most affected country with 632,272 deaths, ahead of Brazil (576,645), India (436,365), Mexico (255,452) and Peru (198,031). The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that calculated from official figures.