The French government is preparing to announce today that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be given to all adults, as well as stricter rules on the use of masks and sanitary pads to curb the new wave of infections, according to French Media.
Health Minister Olivier Veran is scheduled to give a press conference at noon.
The government of President Emanuel Macron said Wednesday that it would emphasize stricter rules on social distance and expand its dosing program to avoid the need for a lockdown, a measure once again imposed on others. European countries.
According to BFMTV and Figaro, the interval between the completion of the vaccination and the administration of the booster dose will be reduced from six months to five, while for unvaccinated citizens, the confirmation that they underwent a negative PCR test will only be valid. for a day.
Commemorative installments will soon be mandatory to renew the validity of the health pass – which is now necessary in France to allow access to restaurants, cafes, cinemas, museums and public places – according to the information of media.
A representative of the Ministry of Health was not available to comment on the reports.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the French health authorities announced 32,591 cases of SARS-CoV-2, while the patients with COVID-19 who are treated in intensive care units (ICU) are approaching the limit of 1,500 (it is 1,483).
Until yesterday, the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in France was 118,705 dead out of a total of 7.48 million infections, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
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