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Covid: vaccine pass to end on March 14, 2022, Jean Castex confirms

Is the vaccine pass to end soon in France? This Thursday March 3, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on TF1 TV news the application of the vaccine pass will be suspended from March 14: the pass will no longer be required in restaurants, movie theaters…

Covid: indoor facemask-wearing to be ditched from March 14 in France, excluding in transportation

Invited on TF1 television news, Jean Castex announced the end of compulsory facemask-wearing indoor from March 14, 2022. Yet, masks will be mandatory in transportation.

Disneyland Paris: facemasks to be removed within the parks

Disneyland Paris announced in a release sent to the resort’s syndicates facemask-wearing was no longer necessary within parks, as well as Disney Village and in restaurants, as granted by the lifting of Covid-themed measures and upon presentation of the vaccine pass, as announced several weeks ago by the Health Minister.

Covid: the BA.2 subvariant does not cause more severe illness than Omicron, WHO says

Although it is more contagious than Omicron, the BA.2 subvariant does not lead to more severe disease than BA.1, according to the WHO’s latest statements.

Covid: Sanofi's vaccine soon to be allowed in Europe

Is the Sanofi vaccine soon to be marketed? This Tuesday July 20, 2021, the European Medicines Agency has announced they are to launch a rolling review of results from phase 3 of the ongoing clinical trial of the French laboratory candidate vaccine in order to allow or not marketing issuance as soon as possible. Issuance could actually occur in the first six months of 2022, although it has been announced for late 2021.

Covid: places where facemask-wearing will be no longer compulsory in from February 28th

As the contamination toll is decreasing, the government is relaxing and announced this past Friday facemask-wearing will be no longer compulsory in places where the vaccine pass is required from February 28th. Here is more on these very locations.

Covid: The first deliveries of the Novavax vaccines planned for the end of the week in France

Granted marketing authorizatoin by the European Medicines Agency and the Haute Autorité de Santé, Nuvaxovid, aka Novavax's "subunit" vaccine, which was expected to be delivered in France as early as the beginning of February, is eventually to be delivered by the end of the week.

"Deltacron": first case spotted in the UK, what we know about this hybrid Covid variant

As many countries are lifting their health restrictions, a first case of the hybird "Deltacron" variant has been reported in the United Kingdom. What do we know about this fusion between the Delta and Omicron variants? Should we be worried? Here is more on the matter.

Covid: vaccine pass likely to be lifted by “late March or early April”, Gabriel Attal announces

This Wednesday February 9, 2022, after the ministerial council, Gabriel Attal announced the likely end of the vaccine pass for “late March or early April”.

Covid: According to the WHO, half a million people have died since Omicron

This Tuesday February 8, 2022, the WHO announced half a million people have died because of Omicron, reminding the variant is not without its dangers.