Towards a vaccination pass, recommendations for the end of the year celebrations, Omicron dominant in 2022 ... Jean Castex announced new measures to fight against the epidemic, this Friday, at the end of a Health Defense Council .
More than 15,400 patients are currently hospitalized in France, including 2,901 in intensive care.
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“I want to share a situation update on the arrival of the Omicron variant which threatens us in the short term. The fifth Delta wave is here and there in France as in the whole of Europe, it continues to strongly affect us with more than 50,000 cases per day, even if it seems to be approaching a climax. But it is felt in the hospitals where practically all the structures have triggered the white plan ”,
indicated the Prime Minister, justifying his decision to take stock of the health situation in France.
A bill in early January to transform the health pass into a vaccination pass
"A bill will be submitted at the beginning of January to transform the health pass into a vaccination pass"
, announced Jean Castex, specifying that from now on
"only vaccination will be valid in this pass".
The Prime Minister also wants "to
tighten controls and penalties for false passes
".
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Several hundred Omicron cases in France, the variant will be dominant in 2022
The prime minister warned against the Omicron variant,
"with the number of cases doubling every two to three days".
Jean Castex counts
"several hundred cases in France"
and believes
"that it will spread very quickly to the point of becoming dominant in 2022"
.
"It is for this reason that we have decided on new restriction and control measures for people arriving from Britain as of tomorrow,"
he added.
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Booster dose shortened to 4 months
“
As of January 3, the recall will be possible as soon as we have passed the 4-month deadline for the second injection,
” Jean Castex also declared.
"Nearly six million people are still not vaccinated, it is no longer possible"
, he hammered before indicating:
"Our best weapon, our only weapon, it is vaccination with three doses from now on. .
With two doses, the vaccine is 70% effective against severe forms of Omicron, and with 3 doses, more than 90%. "
Prefects urged to ban concerts and fireworks during the holidays
The Prime Minister called on the French to
"strictly respect barrier gestures, to wear masks"
and invited them to
"ventilate closed places"
.
"This involves a simple recommendation that our Scientific Council will recall in an opinion published tomorrow: the fewer there are, the less risk we take whether at home, in a restaurant, in a party room or a bar, let's avoid them. major celebrations, large gatherings where we have seen that they can create clusters, ”
asked the Prime Minister.
"We trust the prudence and responsible spirit of the French"
, he added before encouraging the French to be tested before the holidays.
The prefects will also ban wild gatherings on public roads for December 31, alcohol consumption on public roads and invite municipalities to avoid gatherings such as concerts or fireworks.
Measures for caregivers
The overtime pay will be doubled as of next Monday, announced Jean Castex.
“We asked city professionals to get involved.
Measures will also be deployed for our emergency services
, ”he said.