DIRECT. Coronavirus in France: record number of new cases, the white plan soon … – Linternaute.com

COVID. With more than 60,000 new cases of Covid-19 in France, Olivier Véran announced, Thursday, December 9, 2021, that it was a record since the start of the pandemic, adding that the white plan could be generalized in all hospitals in France.

12:45 – How many people vaccinated against Covid-19 in France?

According to data from Vaccine Tracker, of Public health France (SPF) and Ministry of Health and Solidarity, 52,155,768 people have received at least one dose of one of the anti-Covid vaccines, of which 51,070,503 people are fully vaccinated. In other words, 76.1% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 22.3% is not at all.

According to Vaccine Tracker, at the current rate (average of the last 14 days), the entire eligible population (over 12 years old) would have been vaccinated with at least one dose on September 4, 2022.

12:05 – For Alain Fischer, vaccinating 5-11 year olds with co-morbidities is “completely legitimate”

If the President on the Vaccine Strategy Guidance Council (COSV) believes that it is best to wait for the results of the United States on immunization of the entire 5-11 age group, he considers that “it is quite legitimate to start the vaccination campaign for children who are at risk, who are sick, for such and such a reason”. “There is a whole list of pathologies concerned, and for them, obviously, the benefit, in the state of current knowledge, far outweighs the risks”, he justifies, arguing again on their “situation”, much “riskier”.

11:55 – The results to decide whether or not to vaccinate the 5-11 year olds expected in “quite a short time”

Professor Alain Fischer indicated that the Orientation Council for the Vaccine Strategy (COSV) was awaiting the results of the vaccination of 5-11 year olds in the United States in order to decide whether or not to vaccinate those under 12 in France. . According to him, these results should arrive in “quite a short time”, that is to say in the “15 days to come”.

11:50 – “Very encouraging data” on the safety of the anti-Covid vaccine for 5-11 year olds

This Thursday, December 9, the pediatrician Alain Fischer, president of the Vaccine Strategy Orientation Council (COSV), told Franceinfo that the data on the efficacy and safety of the anti-Covid vaccine over 5-11 year olds were particularly promising. Regarding the scientific data on the effectiveness of the vaccine, he said in part: “this we have through clinical trials”. On safety: “We have very encouraging data since, in the clinical trial, there were no adverse effects observed”.

However, Professor Alain Fischer indicated that “the number of children who were included in this trial, around 1,500, is not sufficient to rule out possible possibilities – although it is unlikely – of adverse effects. a little less rare “. As a result, the COSV is still awaiting the results on the vaccination of 5-11 year olds in the United States, “because their population of children is sicker than ours”.

11:00 – Nantes: 25 cases of Covid in a school that does not yet close

In La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (north of Nantes), a school has identified twenty-five positive cases of Covid-19: eighteen children (including seven in the same class), four extracurricular animators and three teachers. Figures that suggest a potential cluster. Parents of students and local elected officials are annoyed by the non-closure of the school and qualify the decisions taken by Jean-Michel Blanquer as “above ground”.

10:40 – SPF confirms that 61,340 new positive cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours

Public Health France (SPF) confirmed this Thursday, December 9 the figure advanced earlier today by the Minister of Health and Solidarity Olivier Véran: it is indeed 61,340 new positive cases for Covid-19 that have been counted in the last twenty-four time.

10:35 – Will a 4th dose soon be needed? “We must not anticipate” for Agnès Pannier-Runacher

This Thursday, December 9, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, in charge of Industry responded to the mention of a possible fourth dose of the vaccine against Covid- 19 made yesterday by Jean-François Delfraissy. For her, “we must not anticipate” this idea already.

10:30 am – 20 million doses of anti-Covid vaccines are available in France

This Thursday, December 9, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, in charge of Industry was the guest of CNews. The opportunity for her to reaffirm that France did not lack doses of anti-Covid vaccine: “We have more than 20 million doses (of vaccines against Covid-19) in stock and we continue to receive them every week . We have no supply concerns. I have ordered as many doses for France as there are inhabitants for the years 2022 and 2023 “. In addition, “if we have too much, we give them, that’s what we have already done”, she said, assuring that Emmanuel Macron “was one of the first world leaders to mass donate vaccines to other countries, and that is essential too.

10:15 – More than 5 million tests between November 29 and December 5, a figure on the rise

Covid-19 screening continues to increase: more than five million tests were carried out the week of November 29 to December 5, according to the Drees (Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics). In other words, these are 25% more tests than the previous week.

10:05 – The peak of contamination of the 5th wave “by the end of the month”?

According to the Minister of Health and Solidarity Olivier Véran, the peak of contamination of the fifth wave could be reached “by the end of the month” if the French apply “strict respect for barrier gestures” and limit gatherings.

09:55 – Olivier Véran: “There is no shortage of Pfizer”

On France 2, Olivier Véran affirmed that there was “no shortage of Pfizer”. At the same time, he stressed once again that it was possible to use Moderna or Pfizer for his recall.

09:45 – Priority to the unvaccinated in vaccinodromes?

This December 9, the Minister of Health and Solidarity Olivier Véran assured that, “if someone not at all vaccinated comes to a center” to take the plunge, “he will be vaccinated” and this, even if he does not have an appointment.

09:31 – Health Insurance is implementing a new tracing system to slow down Omicron

New protocol for Health Insurance: in case of doubt about a potential new positive case for the Omicron variant, without waiting for the arrival of the sequencing result, the contact cases will have to isolate themselves even if they are vaccinated. The goal ? Slow down the spread of Omicron as much as possible.

09:23 – 40 cases of the Omicron variant confirmed in France

This Thursday, December 9, the Minister of Health and Solidarity Olivier Véran indicated that there were “about 40 confirmed cases of Omicron” in France. “We are slowing down the expansion much more than our neighbors,” he commented.

09:06 – Pharmacies open on Sundays for vaccinations

On the sidelines of the acceleration of the vaccine booster campaign, Olivier Véran announced that pharmacies will be able to open on Sundays, on a voluntary basis, in order to ensure injections: “I will sign a decree which will authorize and encourage pharmacists who can and who wish to open every Sunday without limitation in the months of December and January “.

According to the latest data from Public Health France, communicated Wednesday December, the average over seven days continues to increase and exceed 46,000 new cases, 46,260 exactly, against 42,892 the day before. In the past 24 hours, 129 people have died from Covid-19 in hospital, 35 less than yesterday and 36 more than last Wednesday. In hospitals, the situation continues to worsen. In 24 hours, 1,288 new patients were admitted, 377 less than yesterday and 296 more than last Tuesday. Here is the detailed report:

According to last epidemiological point of Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday, December 2, France is facing a “new strong increase in SARS-CoV-2 on the metropolitan territory and [une] marked increase in new hospitalizations and critical care admissions. “On average, nearly 30,000 cases were diagnosed each day and the incidence rate was 311 positive cases per 100,000 population in many regions – the majority of regions metropolitan areas had a rate above 300.

Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your town using the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the full point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.

Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at the municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data are expressed on a rolling week, which means that they are calculated on a day D from the tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your town, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.

As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed in number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people who have tested for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also expressed most often on 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.

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