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Covid-19: in France, protective vaccination coverage but not infallible

2021-11-15T18:45:11.025Z


DECRYPTION - There is a lag time of about a week between contracting the virus and hospitalization of severe cases.


It is now undeniable, a fifth wave of Covid is forming in France.

The fault, undoubtedly, with the return of the cold which favors the circulation of respiratory viruses, with a relaxation of the barrier gestures and with a decline in the effectiveness of the vaccines against the infections after six months.

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The incidence rate alone increased by 44% in one week, from 62 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of October to 90 in the first week of November, according to Public Health France.

The agency notes a

"sharp increase in the incidence rate in all age groups"

, especially among 20-49 years (+ 52%).

On a daily basis, this translates into an average of new cases exceeding 10,000 over the last seven days, SPF said on Sunday.

More speaking still, the effective rate R is now higher than 1. This reflects a growing epidemic with in this case

"a doubling time of the order of the month"

, indicates Mircea Sofonea, lecturer in epidemiology and evolution

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Source: lefigaro

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