The health authorities want to boost the vaccination of children and pregnant women, Trudeau calls on truckers to lift their siege in Canada, the results of Pfizer boosted by the Covid...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, February 8 on the latest related information to Covid-19.
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Anti-Covid vaccination: "
Regain
" expected by February 15 to keep the pass
One week from February 15, the date of change in the rules of the vaccination pass that around 4 to 5 million French people could lose, the Ministry of Health anticipated a “
renew
” of vaccination on Tuesday.
“
We anticipate a resurgence in the coming days
”, that more people “
come to be vaccinated this week to meet the obligation, or miss the deadline and come to be vaccinated in the days following February 15
”, declared the ministry during a press briefing.
And "
everyone is on a war footing to meet demand
", with "
appointments and doses available in sufficient quantities
", as well as vaccination centers and city professionals "
mobilised
", did you
-on assured from the same source.
From February 15, for adults, the booster dose must be carried out as early as 3 months after the end of their initial vaccination schedule, and within a maximum of 4 months.
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Health authorities want to boost the vaccination of children and pregnant women
The Ministry of Health hopes to accelerate the anti-Covid vaccination of children, which has been slipping since its opening in December, as well as that of pregnant women, recalling the risks incurred in the event of infection.
To date, 257,000 children aged 5 to 11 have received at least one first injection, or only 4.4% of the age group.
Carrying a “
health alert message to boost
” this vaccination on Tuesday, the ministry recalled that Covid-19 could, in certain cases, lead to Pims, a potentially serious pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
"
Between March 2, 2021 and January 23, 2022, we had 932 cases of Pims, including 849 related to the Covid
", underlined the ministry, noting a "
very clear increase
" since the end of 2021. Relying on the conclusions of international studies, he also recalled that an unvaccinated pregnant woman was 22 times more likely to give birth prematurely and 18 times more likely to go to intensive care.
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JO-2022: Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, positive for Covid-19, will not go to Beijing
Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu announced that she had tested positive for Covid-19 and was forced to cancel her trip to Beijing, scheduled for February 11 to 15, for the Winter Olympics.
“
I tested positive for Covid as part of the mandatory protocol before leaving for the Winter Olympics.
I have a heavy heart not being able to go and support our athletes and tell them our consideration.
My thoughts are with them.
I am continuing my missions remotely
, ”tweeted the minister.
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Easing of travel to France for vaccinated non-Europeans
France will lift “
in the coming days
” the obligation of Covid-19 screening tests for all vaccinated non-European travelers, announced Tuesday the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.
For the time being, any traveler entering French territory from a country outside the European Union - including the United Kingdom - must present a negative PCR or antigen test dating back less than 48 hours.
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New Zealand: a convoy of trucks around the Parliament
A convoy of trucks and motorhomes blocked the streets around New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday to protest against health measures and vaccination, a movement inspired by that which paralyzes Canada's capital, Ottawa.
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Canada: Trudeau calls on truckers to lift their siege
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged the hundreds of truck drivers who have been blocking downtown Ottawa for more than a week to denounce the health measures against Covid to end their mobilization, after a call for help from the mayor of the Canadian capital.
“
It has to stop
”, hammered Justin Trudeau, at the end of a week of isolation due to Covid, during an organized emergency debate in the House of Commons.
The protest actions extended this weekend to other Canadian cities (Toronto, Winnipeg, Quebec, etc.).
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New super-fast test designed in China
Chinese scientists have designed a new coronavirus screening method that is as reliable as a laboratory PCR test and gives a result in minutes, according to an article in a scientific journal.
The Fudan University researchers said that once developed, their device could be used in a variety of situations, including airports, hospitals, and even "
even at home
".
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Pfizer's results boosted by the Covid
The American pharmaceutical group Pfizer plans to sell this year for 32 billion dollars of its vaccine against Covid-19 developed with BioNTech as well as for 22 billion dollars of the antiviral intended to treat this disease.
In 2021, boosted by the sale of $36.8 billion of its Covid vaccine, Pfizer saw its annual net profit more than double to $22 billion, according to results published on Tuesday.
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More than 5.7 million dead worldwide
The pandemic has officially killed more than 5,748,498 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP.
In absolute terms, the United States is the country with the most deaths (905,544), ahead of Brazil (632,621), India (504,062) and Russia (336,721).
Reported to the population, the countries where the epidemic has been the deadliest are Peru with 628 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria (486), Bosnia (451), Hungary (435) and Montenegro (416).
