Coronavirus – Omicron Variant: Should Reconfinement Expect? – Sortaparis

Every coronavirus epidemic wave, the question of a new confinement in France imposes itself on us. If the country will have escaped this measure during the fourth outbreak of cases due to the advance of vaccination andextension of the Health Pass, some fear the return of this measure as the country faces a fifth epidemic wave.

So why are we asking the question again today? If the vaccination had made it possible to avoid a confinement in the previous wave, since the start of the 2021 school year, the country has started a recall campaign for the third dose. Thus some fear a reduced efficiency of the vaccine 6 months after the second injection. On the other hand, faced with this new wave, some countries have set up additional restrictions including the establishment of a vaccination pass, containment of the unvaccinated or a general containment to stem the meteoric progression of the epidemic.

Then, should we expect a reconfinement in France ? At present this is not a solution that would be considered. If a majority of French people have expressed themselves in favor of confinement of unvaccinated people, the President Emmanuel Macron recently indicated that this measure would not be necessary in the country. During his press conference on November 25, 2021, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran also immediately announced “ I will not announce any confinement, no curfew, no early closure of businesses, or restriction of travel. “.

But one thing could be a game-changer: it is the Omicron variant, a mutation more contagious which results in restrictions around the world. The challenge for laboratories is nowadapt vaccines to protect populations against this mutant. A challenge that arises as several countries have started the vaccine booster campaign for a third dose.

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A situation which could therefore give rise to new restrictions. But to know if this could go as far as confinement, it is above all necessary to observe the right indicators. The main purpose of this measure is to relieve the pressure on hospitals, so it is occupancy rate of hospital services which is decisive. You can follow the progress every day, on the page indicated below:

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