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Covid: the National Assembly officially passes the vaccinal pass

The bill about the vaccinal pass has eventually been passed by the Parliament, this Sunday January 16, 2022, after one last vote at the National Assembly, ending weeks of debates.

Covid: should Omicron be let spread free to put an end to the epidemic sooner?

By letting the Omicron variant spread, one could reach enough herd immunity to put an end to the pandemic in France. Is this strategy recommended by experts?

Yvelines: the law suspends compulsory facemask-wearing outdoors

After being urgently informed by private people, this Wednesday January 12, Versailles administrative court has suspended the prefectorial decree making facemask-wearing compulsory outdoors in Yvelines.

Omicron to push Covid toward being an endemic disease, the European Medicines Agency says

According to the European Medicines Agency, the Omicron variant might be able to transform Covid into an endemic disease with which the people can and will have to learn to live with.

Coronavirus – Île-de-France: one Île-de-France inhabitant in 25 tests positive

Because of the fifth wave and the high contagiousness of the Omicron variant, the Covid-19 infection toll has been skyrocketing in the country since late December. And Île-de-France is particularly hit since between January 4 and 11, 2022, one test in twenty-five is positive, according to primary data from Santé Publique France.

Covid: Fighting the pandemic with boosters is no viable strategy, the WHO claims

This Tuesday January 11, 2022, the World Health Organization warms the strategy consisting in fighting the pandemic with boosters is not the right one.

Covid: Xevudy, the promising antibody therapy approved by the Haute Autorité de Santé

This Friday January 7, 2022, the Haute Autorité de Santé announced they have approved the use of Xevudy against Covid, a promising synthesized antibody therapy. The drug seems particularly effective against the Omicron variant. Here is more on the matter!

Disneyland Paris’s parade is back after two years off

The famous parade of Disneyland Paris is eventually back! After being cancelled for two years over the Covid-19 epidemic, floats and horse-drawn carriages are back this Monday January 10, 2022.

Covid: sleep paralysis, a new Omicron-caused symptom?

Among symptoms reported in Covid-19 sick with Omicron stand sleeping disorders including sleep paralysis in some cases.

Covid: Moderna CEO says a fourth dose will be needed in Fall

The vaccination campaign for the third dose barely started and now, Moderna CEO is already considering a fourth dose, he thinks will be needed in Fall.

Covid: a PCR test is no longer required to confirm an antigen test

Faced with laboratories and pharmacies struggling to meet the demand, the Health Minister approved a PCR test is no longer compulsory to certify the positive result of an antigen test.

Covid: saliva tests more effective to detect the Omicron variant, a study found

And what if saliva tests – or antigen with throat sample – were more effective to detect the Covid Omicron variant? This is what a pre-print study reads. Here is more on the matter!

Sweats, skin rash, muscle pain… Here are the new symptoms of Omicron

As Omicron is spreading in France at a lightning pace, doctors and scientists have reported new symptoms related to this variant. Night sweats, muscle pain, or even skin rash in children… Here are symptoms usually found in Omicron sick.

Covid: antigen tests, should you test both in the nose and throat?

Faced with Covid Omicron variant – making antigen tests less reliable – should we test both in the nose and throat to get reliable results? Here is more on the matter!

Covid vaccine-related menstrual disorder: the cycle extended by one day, a study found

Covid-19 vaccines have caused many menstrual disorders, as shared by many women. Released this January 5, 2022, an American study acknowledges the vaccine can somewhat disturb the menstrual cycle, but effects remain harmless.

Covid: Contaminations likely to peak "in a dozen days", Alain Fischer thinks

This past December, epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet spoke of the increasing contamination toll, likely to peak by "mid-January". A trend validated this January 7, 2022, by Alain Fischer who thinks the wave is likely to peak "in a dozen days".

Covid: a new variant found in South of France

Is a new threat coming our way? A new variant has been identified in a hospital in Marseille this past December. Called “B.1.640.2”, this variant is not of concern so far, scientists claim.

Covid: Omicron’s spread increases the risk of more dangerous variants emerging, according to WHO

As some specialists are hoping to exit the crisis thanks to Omicron, WHO tries to stay more cautious. “The more Omicron spreads, the more it transmits and the more it replicates, the more likely it is to throw out a new variant," WHO senior emergencies officer Catherine Smallwood said.

Covid: here is why the Omicron variant leaves us to expect the end of the pandemic

Despite the record-breaking number of Covid-19 contaminations in France, some people are hoping to exit the health crisis, the end of the pandemic, and the return to normal life in the coming months. The reason behind? The Omicron variant considered at this point more contagious but less dangerous. Here is more on the matter.

Covid: Omicron more contagious but less severe, several studies found

This past December 3, French Health Minister Olivier Véran said “the first signals” about the Covid Omicron variant “don’t seem to show excessive seriousness of cases compared to the Delta variant”. The observation tends to be confirmed by several studies released in late December 2021.