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Covid: “Yes, we are on health alert”, Pr. Gilles Pialoux confirms

Invited on BFMTV this November 17, 2021, Professor and clinical researcher Gilles Pialoux affirms France is back on health alert. The contamination wave is yet not the only source of worries for the expert.

Covid: “The fifth wave has been probably around since mid-October”, according to J-F Delfraissy

Interview by France Inter this Wednesday October 17, the Head of the Scientific Committee considers the “fifth wave has been probably around since mid-October”.

Covid: the French government confirms Moderna’s vaccine is halted for people under 30

France follows Sweden and no longer recommends to use Moderna’s vaccine in people under 30, following a report from the Haute Autorité de Santé. And for good reason, an increase risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. The French government followed the health authorities’ recommendation and now halts the use of the vaccine for the youngest.

Covid: vaccines 90% effective against severe diseases, a study shows

Published this Monday October 11, 2021 a recent French study claims Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are 90% effective against severe Covid-19, including a decreasing hospitalization and death risk in people over 50 years of age.

Covid: What if France could prevent the fifth wave?

Will France be hit by a fifth covid wave? As back in early September the Institut Pasteur explained in a study it would be “hard to prevent”, this early October 2021, epidemiologists sound more optimistic. Keep reading to find out more!

Vaccine: Guillain-Barré syndrome, a new rare side-effect associated with AstraZeneca

The European Medicines Agency has listed another side effect to the list of adverse effects associated with the AstraZenca vaccine: Guillain-Barré syndrome has been reported in 833 people in over 592 million doses injected.

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: 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.

The return to normal life, "on the right track" according to Jean Castex

For Jean Castex, the return to normal life is possible soon. This Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the Prime Minister said that "things are going in the right direction, the fourth wave is under control, controlled" through vaccination, while recalling that we are not yet out: "it is a matter of collective and individual responsibility." He thus calls on all French people to be vaccinated against covid.

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.

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: when faced with the Delta variant, Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer, according to a study

According to a preliminary US study, the Moderna vaccine is far more effective against the Delta variant of Covid-19 than the Pfizer vaccine.

Covid: reaching herd immunity through the Delta variant? Mythical, a specialist says

As many countries are trying to reach herd immunity, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard – head of Oxford Vaccine Group – said this Tuesday August 10 that reaching herd immunity through the Delta variant is not possible since this mutation will keep infecting people vaccinated. “We don’t have anything that will (completely) stop that transmission”, the expert explained to The Guardian.

Covid vaccine: Moderna vaccine effective for at least 6 months, the company says

The American company has released results from the second quarter and confirms their Covid vaccine is effective for at least 6 months.

Covid: with Delta, “whether one will be vaccinated, or one will have been sick”, Karine Lacombe predicts

This morning on France Inter, infectious disease specialist Karine Lacombe claims that because of the high contagiousness of the Delta variant, “in France, whether one will be vaccinated, or one will have been sick”.

Covid: according to infectious disease specialist Gilles Pialoux a third dose of vaccine is “ineluctable”

As the French government is encouraging the French to get vaccinated, the time for a third dose has come for the first ones to have been given their injections. According to infectious disease specialist Gilles Pialoux, this third dose is “ineluctable”. Meet from September for the booster shot.

Covid: 90% herd immunity “likely from the beginning of Fall”, Fischer thinks

As the new Covid-19 case toll once again increases in France because of the spread of the Delta variant, many wonder when France will be able to reach herd immunity. Invited on RTL this Monday August 2, Alain Fischer thinks 90% herd immunity will be reached “likely from the beginning of Fall”.

Covid: “The epidemic is gaining ground in France but in a less explosive fashion”

This Friday July 30, 2021, invited on BFMTV, Vite ma dose website founder Guillaume Rozier said: “The epidemic is gaining ground in France but in a less explosive fashion than two weeks ago”. The young engineer also demands to “draw correlations between the data base of victims and vaccination, and the one of testing with vaccination”.

Coronavirus vaccine in teenagers: Moderna vaccine allowed for 12-17 years old

In France, Moderna Covid vaccine is now approved by the Haute Autorité de Santé to be used in vaccinating teenagers aged 12 to 17. A decision following the prior approval released by the European Medicines Agency.