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Covid: is Emmanuel Macron to make vaccination compulsory?

The French President is expected to address the country again this Monday July 12. Among the topics he might address stands the issue of compulsory vaccination. Has Emmanuel Macron changed his mind and will he make this vaccination compulsory to all?

Covid: eight to twelve “very intense” weeks in hospitals, nurses say

In Île-de-France, the new surge in the Covid-19 epidemic amid the third wave is being noticed in the region’s hospitals, so much the pressure on intensive care units reaches the same admission peaks as the first two waves. Exhausted, nurses warn about the exceptional length of the very intense activity in hospitals, “for eight to twelve weeks”, Pr. Stéphane Gaudry says.

Covid in Île-de-France: “The epidemic is getting carried away”, nurses worried facing the third wave

Doctors and health professionals have been warning about the pending outbreak of a third Covid-19 epidemic wave for weeks, especially in Île-de-France, the hardest-hit region. As the population complies with a new lockdown, hospital units are being overwhelmed and the incidence rate keeps on increasing. Caregivers assume they are close to the “breaking point”.

Covid: the EU urges its state members to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by August 2021

The European urged its state members to “speed up” Covid vaccinations with one goal: giving the doses to over 70% adults by the end of August 2021, as well as 80% of the health workforce and people aged 80+ by March.

Coronavirus: these digital initiatives aiming at making caregivers’ work easier

Everything is good to fight against coronavirus, this explains the many digital initiatives aiming at making caregivers’ work easier multiplying. Here is what you should know!

Coronavirus: “it will be no tsunami, but the bathtub will overflow” Professor Adnet says

Hospitals are bracing themselves as a new wave of coronavirus cases is coming… In an interview with Ouest France, professor Frédéric Adnet – head of the emergency unit at the Avicenne hospital and medical head of the Samu de Seine-Saint-Denis – returned on the current health situation and on the fears of seeing hospitals – already under pressure – be overwhelmed.

Paris Opera house displays portraits of 500 health caregivers

What a beautiful tribute! Paris Opera house makes a beautiful surprise to caregivers by displaying the portraits of 500 of them on the façade of the Opéra Bastille. A lovely way to thank them and express their admiration for their managing of the health crisis on the frontlines.

Coronavirus: temporary immunity noticed in contaminated nursing staff

According to a study by the Institut Pasteur, several members of the nursing staff have been contaminated by Covid-19 and have developed temporary immunity, momentarily protecting them from a new infection.