It is a strong symbol, a boost in the gradual exit from the health crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the main US public health agency, announced Thursday, May 13 that fully vaccinated people can remove their masks outdoors and in most indoor locations. More than 117 million Americans, 35.8% of … Read more
This Thursday morning is the Defense Council, in which Emmanuel Macron must decide on the situation in Île-de-France. “The time has come to make arrangements in the Paris region”, for his part, declared Prime Minister Jean Castex on Tuesday March 16. For the Director General of Public Assistance – Paris Hospitals (AP-HP), Martin Hirsch, the … Read more
It is one of the decisions that has aroused the most misunderstanding on the part of part of the population, as well as political figures. The department of Pas-de-Calais has been placed in confinement for the next four weekends, unlike Seine-Saint-Denis, while the incidence rates in these areas are very similar. Asked about this on … Read more
Faced with the threat of new confinement, the executive is stepping up consultations before making its decision. Friday, January 29, Prime Minister Jean Castex will meet with Yves Veyrier, Secretary General of Force Ouvrière (FO), who evokes “a multiple concern” on the eve of this meeting, concerning “the virus, employment and activity”. “These decisions are … Read more
Barely 500 people in France received a dose of Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine one week after the start of the vaccination campaign. This slowness irritates the medical community which requires a boost, like the Dr Jean-Marie Woehl, guest of RTL this Sunday January 3. The president of the medical commission of the civil hospitals of … Read more
The Legion of Honor has just been awarded to French virologists. Astrid Vabret, virologist, head of the virology department of the CHU de Caen is part of the promotion of the 1st of the year which puts the caregivers in the spotlight, which concern two thirds of decorations. An important recognition for Astrid Vabret, “because … Read more
The latest report from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is optimistic war about new coronavirus mutations. He noted a “high” risk that these entail an “additional pressure” on health services and an increase in mortality. In question : the strongest contagiousness of these new strains of the virus. ECDC estimates that … Read more
At Nancy hospital now, it already looks like a third wave. The flow of patients has continued to increase since December 2. It took trigger the white plan and deprogram non-urgent operations. Professor Christian Rabaud is an infectious disease specialist, president of the Establishment Medical Commission. “Every day we have more patients returning from the … Read more
The Covid-19 vaccine is coming very soon in France and around the world. Beyond the health challenge with this vaccine, the first objective is to make the vaccine available everywhere. To do this, a massive offer is already planned.“About 15 billion doses will be produced globally to deal with the Covid-19 crisis,” suggests Mathieu Friedberg, … Read more
Could the naturist village of Cap d’Agde in Hérault be a new cluster of Covid-19? After registering “nearly 30% of positive cases“on a single day this week, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) alerted Sunday on traffic”very worrying“from the coronavirus.” More than 800 screening tests were made last week. The results of the tests carried out … Read more