The French Government is not considering at this stage “neither a lock nor a curfew” in the face of this wave of the Covid-19 epidemic that France is currently going through and which is “arguably stronger, longer lasting (…) than that “Last summer,” Health Minister Olivier Veran said today.
“We can cross this wave without resorting to the most restrictive tools” that have already been imposed by some neighboring countries, he said, adding that “neither closure of shops nor restrictions on travel” is foreseen at this stage in the face of this resurgence. epidemic.
The French health minister announced that the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, most often the third dose, “will be available to all adults five months after their last dose” from the day after tomorrow, Saturday.
“In practice, this concerns 25 million French people, six million of whom have already received their booster dose, leaving 19 million Frenchmen who can now take the booster dose and whom we call on to be vaccinated within the two in the coming months “, clarified Olivier Veran.
France is considering vaccinating Covid-19 in children aged 5-11, but in any case, this will not happen before “the beginning of 2022”, said the Minister of Health.
“This vaccine, if decided in France, will not start before the beginning of 2022,” said Veran, who sought the advice of national health authorities following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 by European Medicines Agency (EMA).
The validity of the Covid-19 negative tests that entitles you to the health certificate will be 24 hours, said the Minister of Health.
This period, which allows non-vaccinated or non-fully vaccinated people to benefit from the health certificate, has so far been valid for up to 72 hours. The decision comes amid tightening measures announced by the government in the face of a new outbreak of the epidemic.
Olivier Veran also said that protective face masks against Covid-19 will be mandatory again in many places and especially indoors.
Access to the Christmas markets will be allowed only with a health certificate, he added.
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