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Covid: take a stock on intranasal vaccines under development

Will the fight against Covid involve a nasal spray? Many searchers are working hard to develop a vaccine using this method, like searchers from the Tours university and Inrae who may be able to develop a vaccine using this technology within a few months. Here are all works conducted on the matter.

Covid: vaccination soon to be really compulsory for all in France?

And what if Covid vaccine was compulsory in France...? The idea is gaining ground for Parlementarians as in late August they filled in a bill proposal at the Senate aiming at making the vaccine compulsory. An idea that seems to grow, while a study carried out by the Institut Pasteur and published this past September 6, tends to show that for the time being vaccination is not enough to prevent a fifth epidemic wave. Keep reading to find out more!

Covid: the virus likely to mutate like the flu and here to stay, WHO says

Will the Covid-19 pandemic ever end? On that matter, opinions are different. According to WHO, the virus is “here to stay with us”, and evolve like any other pandemic flues.

Covid: take a stock on Sanofi vaccine currently completing clincal trial phase 3

Sanofi France CEO Olivier Bogillot announced this July 5th on France Inter the vaccine developed by the laboratories will be available by December 2021. The vaccine is currently completing phase 3 of their trial.

Covid: 50,000 deaths prevented through vaccination since January 1, 2021, a study found

About 47,400 deaths have been prevented thanks to vaccination since January 1, 2021 in France, a study carried out by Montpellier university in partnership with Nîmes University Hospital and Caen’s reads. Data are still to be peer-reviewed, as the study is still in pre-scientific publication phase!

Covid: 70% of the entire EU population is fully vaccinated against Covid

The EU has hit a milestone: 70% of the EU adult population is now fully vaccinated, European Commission Presidence Ursula Von der Leyen announced this Tuesday August 31. It represents over 230 million people.

Is Paris one of the ten safest cities in the world?

This week, The Economist has listed the safest cities in the world. Copenhagen, Denmark, wins the title of safest city but Paris is far behind.

Covid: the virus “not developed as biological weapon”, US report claims

A US Intelligence report concludes the Covid-19 virus has not been “developed as biological weapon”, and “probably” not genetically engineered.

Where does the coronavirus originate from? WHO's experts are sorry the investigation is at "a standstill"

The Covid-19 epidemic has been spreading all over the world for more than one year now. But the origin of the disease remains a mystery. After a first investigation led to no satisfactory conclusion, scientists fear they might never get the long and the short of it.

Covid: according to AP-HP, a quarter of severe disease caused by immune abnormality

According to two new studies carried out by AP-HP and published in the Science Immunology magazine, severe Covid is caused by – according to the first study – a genetic abnormality attacking type 1 interferons, namely the protein preventing the virus from replicating, and according to the second study, by the presence of self-antibodies targeting the same protein in 15 to 20% of cases.

Covid: the epidemic likely to peak in the coming days in France, Olivier Véran thinks

As France is faced with a new major surge in new Covid-19 cases, this Monday August 23, Olivier Véran said the epidemic is likely to peak in ICU "in a few days", detailing his statements made this past July 21 at the National Assembly about a "likely epidemic peak" at the end of summer.

Covid: Will the epidemic ever end? Three likely scenarios

As 40 million French are fully vaccinated, many people hope to move on from the Covid-19 epidemic very soon. But is the end of the pandemic possible? Will we have to learn how to live with the virus for years? Several epidemiologists and specialists have answered these questions asked by Ouest-France. And it seems three scenarios are likely.

Covid: facemask-wearing compulsory outside in these 38 departments

Faced with the spread of the Delta variant and the fourth wave, several French cities and departments have decided to instate compulsory outdoor facemask-wearing again to curb the coronavirus epidemic.

Coronavirus: health pass, end of the tolerance period for bars, restaurants...

While the epidemic is escalating in France, the government relies on mass vaccination to curb the fourth wave. Therefore, the health pass is to be extended from August 9, 2021 to long-haul transportation, bars and restaurants. The period of tolerance ends this Monday August 16.

Covid: Health pass mandatory in many shopping malls starting from this Monday

Starting from Monday August 16, 2021, the health pass is required in at least 126 shopping malls and department stores in France covering over 20,000sqm of surface.

Covid, is the patient zero a Wuhan lab employee? WHO calls China for data

What has originated Covid-19? Now, WHO considers the lead of a leak from a Wuhan labroatory is likely and the patient zero of the epidemic could be an employee. The World Health Organization calls China for data about the first coronavirus cases.

Covid: “The health crisis is not behind us”, Emmanuel Macron warns

This Wednesday August 11, opening a new Health Defense Council, Emmanuel Macron warned about a “dramatic situation” in French West Indies. “The health crisis is not behind us. We will have to live with the virus for many more months”, the French President also claimed.

Coronavirus: contaminations, hospitalizations, what are the impacts of vaccines on the epidemic?

As the anti-covid-vax issue divides the French, several studies have been sharing more about the real impacts of vaccine on the coronavirus epidemic.

Covid: According to epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, “we’re closer to the beginning than we are to the end”

This is a small sentence likely to set the world on fire. Interviewed by CNBC, American epidemiologist Larry Brilliant considers, “we’re closer to the beginning than we are to the end” of the coronavirus pandemic. “Unless we vaccinate everyone in 200 plus countries, there will still be new variants”, he added.

Coronavirus: Extension of the Health Pass, what has changed since August 9, in France

As the Delta variant causes a new surge in the coronavirus epidemic in France, the government has decided to extend the health pass starting from Monday August 9 to more daily life places. A measure instated progressively. Here is what changes in France starting from today.