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Covid in France: take a stock on France's vaccination schedule

As the fight against Covid goes on in France, the vaccination schedule also changes along with the delivery of vaccine doses in the country, as well as with the approvals granted by the European Medicines Agency. Take a stock on the schedule and key dates of the French vaccination campaign.

Coronavirus: towards mass-testing populations? Mass-testing experimented in December in Le Havre

To fight against coronavirus, Jean Castex has announced three mass-testing campaigns in France: in Le Habre, Roubaix and Saint-Etienne. The first mass-testing campaign is to be take place from December 14 to 19, in Le Havre.

Coronavirus: antigenic tests now deployed within companies

To fight against coronavirus, companies have decided their employees can be tested with an antigenic test performed at work. Results guaranteed within 15 minutes.

Coronavirus: new breath screen tests on the test bed

Less invasive, quicker, new Covid-19 screen tests are being experimented in Lyon. Scientists from the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) have come up with a painless test, that reminds of breathalyzer: you only have to blow in so the device can detect traces of the disease in the air released by our lungs.

Coronavirus: slight epidemic recovery in Parisian hospitals according to Oliver Veran

The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, spoke to France Inter on Thursday 16 July about "weak signals of epidemic recovery" in Parisian hospitals and called on the French to remain "vigilant".