France "
on alert
", Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna rake in more than $ 1,000 in profits per second, Munich cancels its Christmas market ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, November 16 on the latest information related to the Covid pandemic -19.
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France "
on alert
" but no containment "
planned
", says Attal
France is "
on alert
" in terms of health with the resurgence of Covid cases but "
no containment is planned today
", said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Tuesday. "
We are on alert, there is an incidence, a number of contaminations which increased very strongly again the last week, almost + 50%
", recalled the Secretary of State on France Inter.
Even if "
we have reasons to be confident
", with a high rate of vaccination of the population, and even if "
we have a situation which is less degraded than our neighbors
", "
obviously there is absolute vigilance
», He insisted.
"
There is absolutely no confinement that is planned today, neither near nor far,
" nevertheless assured Gabriel Attal, while specifying, as he had already done on Saturday, that "
you should never nothing to exclude in principle
”in this health crisis.
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Vaccination has greatly reduced hospitalizations for the most vulnerable, according to a study
Vaccination against Covid-19 has greatly contributed to reducing the hospitalizations of the most fragile French people, in particular the elderly, a study by Public Health France indicates on Tuesday. Nearly 75% of the French population now has a complete vaccination schedule, according to the latest published figures. However, the study of Public Health France confirms that the vaccination had "
a significant impact on the epidemic, in particular for those eligible in priority
".
Thus, from the 3rd epidemic wave (March to May 2021), the weekly numbers of cases and deaths linked to Covid-19 decreased by nearly 90% for residents in nursing homes, in comparison with the second wave (fall 2020 ).
Among all over 75s, the weekly number of hospitalizations has fallen by 29%.
The impact was even more noticeable during the 4th wave (from mid-July to mid-October 2021).
The average weekly numbers of cases and deaths were reduced by 94 and 96% for residents in nursing homes compared to the second wave.
In both cases, the decline is 84% for people aged 75 and over.
In the other age groups, hospitalizations were reduced by 68% and deaths by 54% among those aged 50 to 64.
Hospitalizations were down 24% among those aged 18 to 49.
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French post-Covid growth will be stronger than after the 2008 crisis
The health crisis should penalize French growth much less strongly over time, unlike the financial crisis of 2008, underlines a study by the Institute for Public Policy and the Center for Economic Research (Cepremap), published Tuesday.
The French economy should thus grow at an average rate of 1.35% per year between 2017 and 2025, against 1.2% between 2009 and 2017, illustrating the fact that "
the end of the crisis does not translate into signs weaker growth
”, according to Cepremap projections.
Because the historic 8% recession in 2020 in France, caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, has this originality that it is a "
non-economic shock
", explains the study.
Despite its magnitude, it was not followed by a financial shock and the measures of the government (partial unemployment, solidarity fund, etc.) made it possible to cushion the impact on businesses and households and to allow “
strong resilience
”, with a rapid rebound in activity.
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Agreement to facilitate access to Pfizer's anti-Covid pill worldwide
Pfizer has signed a voluntary license agreement that should allow its anti-Covid pill - once authorized - to be distributed beyond rich countries in order to combat the pandemic more effectively, the American pharmaceutical giant and the Patent Pool announced on Tuesday. drugs (MPP), created by Unitaid. Manufacturers of generic drugs "
who are granted sub-licenses will be able to supply the new drug in combination with ritonavir (a drug used against the AIDS virus, editor's note) to 95 countries, covering up to about 53% of the population global,
”said a spokesperson for Unitaid.
In early November, Pfizer revealed that in adults at high risk of developing a severe form of the disease, its oral antiviral PF-07321332 was 89% effective in preventing the risk of hospitalization or death, according to interim results of 'clinical tests.
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Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna rake in more than $ 1,000 in profits per second
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna rake a combined profit of $ 65,000 per minute from their vaccines against Covid-19, according to a study by the People's Vaccine Alliance, which counts among its 80 members Oxfam and UNAIDS and campaigns for a better distribution of vaccines worldwide. These pharmaceutical groups have amassed this money by selling the vast majority of their doses to rich countries, at the expense of less developed nations which remain very poorly vaccinated, deplores the association.
According to its calculations, based on the results published by these companies, the trio will make pre-tax profits of $ 34 billion this year, or more than a thousand dollars per second, $ 65,000 per minute or $ 93.5 million per minute. day.
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna thus distinguish themselves from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, which currently sell their vaccines at cost price.
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French West Indies: strike against the vaccine obligation
Two firefighters were injured and two people arrested Monday in Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, on the first day of an unlimited general strike against the vaccine obligation and the health pass, according to a union source and the prosecution.
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End of the state of emergency in French Polynesia
The state of emergency and the curfew linked to the Covid-19 epidemic are lifted on Tuesday in French Polynesia, and the mask is no longer imposed outside, announced Monday in Papeete (Tuesday in Paris) the High Commissioner of the Republic.
The virus has killed 636 people in Polynesia, peaking sharply in August and September.
But the five Polynesian archipelagos no longer deplore any deaths linked to Covid-19 since October 26.
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Munich cancels Christmas market due to "
exponential growth
" in infections
The German city of Munich has canceled its Christmas market, which attracts more than two million visitors, due to "
the exponential growth
" of Covid-19 infections, the mayor, Dieter Reiter announced on Tuesday.
Munich is the first major German city to make such a decision this year, in the face of the virulence of the new epidemic wave affecting Germany.
"
This is bitter news (...) but the dramatic situation in our hospitals and the exponential growth in the number of infections leave me no other choice,
" said the elected official in a press release.
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Greece: restaurants closed on Tuesday in reaction to new anti-Covid measures
Restaurants largely closed their doors on Tuesday in Greece for a 24-hour strike denouncing the intensification of controls and the increase in fines for failure to comply with new measures to stem the resumption of the coronavirus pandemic. “
Kliston
” (closed in Greek) was the message posted on the facades of restaurants in central Athens and Greek cities, during this rare strike movement in a country where dining is a favorite pastime. .
Faced with the upsurge in the number of coronavirus cases and dozens of deaths recorded daily, the government has imposed for ten days the health pass on restaurants and outdoor cafes and doubled the fines for professionals in the sector who do not comply with the measures , which now amount to 5,000 euros.
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Cyprus offers vaccine booster for people over 18
Health authorities in the Republic of Cyprus said on Tuesday that they would gradually offer a booster of the anticovid vaccine to people over the age of 18, following a rise in daily cases and hospitalizations.
The health ministry said the booster doses would be available without an appointment from Wednesday at dedicated centers for anyone over the age of 40 who had been vaccinated six months previously.
The decision was taken on Monday by the government to extend the administration of the booster doses to the entire adult population.
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More than 5.1 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 5,105,488 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (764,365), ahead of Brazil (611,346), India (463,852), Mexico (291,204) and Russia (257,837).
The World Health Organization (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.
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