More than 10% of new cases of COVID-19 infection in France are likely to belong to the Omicron variant, according to Health Minister Olivier Veran.
He said that the rapid spread of the new variant is the main reason for the planned introduction of a new vaccine pass at the beginning of next year, which will require people to show proof of their vaccination to enter restaurants, but also in long-distance transport.
According to the current sanitary regulation, a recent negative diagnostic test for COVID-19 is sufficient for entering public places.
At the same time, the French Ministry of Health announced that 38% of the deaths associated with COVID-19 or its consequences, as well as 52% of patients admitted to intensive care units from early November to early December had not been vaccinated, aged 20 years and older.
“Between 8 November and 5 December 2021, 9% of the population of France over the age of 20 who had not been vaccinated accounted for more than 25% of the positive PCR diagnostic tests, while 41% of the admissions recorded usually in hospitals, but also 51% of the admissions in the intensive care units, as well as 38% of the deaths “, as announced yesterday, the statistical service of the same ministry Drees.
During this period, 90% of French people over the age of 18 have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 92% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
93% of people over the age of 65 have been fully vaccinated in France.
The committee approved yesterday in France the vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged five to eleven years and the president Emanuel Macron said that the vaccination of children is desirable, while the relevant decision is up to the parents.
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