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Information to remember

  • End of tolerance for 3.5 million French people, who lose their vaccination pass. Since February 15, the vaccination pass has been valid for people with a complete vaccination schedule, with a period of 4 months to receive their booster dose. A “period of tolerance” lasted seven days but is now over.
  • Sanofi has announced positive results for its anti-Covid vaccine developed with the GSK laboratory, almost a year late
  • In Hong Kong, 19 billion euros in economic aid have been released to deal with the effects of the pandemic and an unprecedented wave of contamination.
  • 1.1 million doses of the Novavax vaccine expected in France. The first injections of this serum presented as an alternative for those who are afraid of messenger RNA vaccines are planned for the beginning of March.

11:40 am: Sanofi announces positive results for its anti-Covid vaccine, almost a year late

Almost a year late, Sanofi announces positive results for its anti-Covid vaccine. “Sanofi and GSK will seek regulatory approval for their vaccine against (the) Covid-19” in the United States and in the European Union, the two groups announced in a press release, announcing that this vaccine had, in the term of these trials, shown to be effective in avoiding any hospitalization linked to Covid-19.

11:19 a.m .: The ceiling for restaurant tickets at 38 euros further extended until the end of June

Bruno Le Maire announced it on Wednesday morning, the derogation allowing the use of restaurant tickets up to 38 euros and the weekend has been extended until June. “Restaurant tickets are very important for restaurateurs who have been further penalized in recent weeks by restrictions”, explained the Minister of the Economy to justify this gesture.

As a reminder, restaurant tickets for 2021 will expire on March 1st. More info in this article.

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9:14 am: End of tolerance on the vaccine pass this Wednesday

Since Tuesday, February 15, the vaccine pass is valid for people with a complete vaccination schedule, with a deadline for receiving their booster dose shortened to 4 months. A “period of tolerance” was observed for seven days, until Wednesday. This one-week period was announced because it corresponds to the time it takes between the injection and the activation of the QR code. About 3.5 million French people should have lost their pass.

7:50 am: In Hong Kong, 19 billion euros in economic aid to deal with the effects of the pandemic

Hong Kong’s finance chief on Wednesday unveiled a HK$170 billion (19.2 billion euros) budget, including tax breaks and consumer bonds, as the city endures its worst episode in the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus to date. Hong Kong is overwhelmed by a wave of Omicron variant, after its zero-Covid strategy collapsed. This upsurge has led to the reimposition of painful restrictions, leading to the closure of many businesses and schools and deepening the city’s international isolation.

7 a.m.: Clashes continue between police and New Zealand anti-vaccines

Clashes between anti-vaccine protesters and police with riot shields in Wellington outside the New Zealand Parliament on Tuesday. Demonstrators notably threw an “irritant substance” towards the police, injuring three police officers.

6:38 am: Excellent results for the French laboratories Eurofins

Eurofins Scientific, the French giant of analysis laboratories, has raised its forecasts for 2022 and 2023 after an excellent year 2021, in particular under the effect of the demand for tests linked to Covid-19. In 2021, its annual revenue jumped 24%, exceeding its expectations, according to the group’s press release. Covid-related products brought him 1.42 billion.



Here are the criteria that will be used for the lifting of the vaccination pass

Hearing Tuesday in the Senate, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran reiterated the horizon of mid-March for the lifting of the vaccine pass. However, he conditioned it on several criteria: a lasting decrease in the number of cases, a total number of Covid patients of less than 1,500 in intensive care and a reproduction number R “sustainably less than 1”.

>>More details in this article.

5:50 am: Soon the first injections of the Novavax vaccine

The first injections of the Novavax vaccine, presented as an alternative for those who are afraid of messenger RNA vaccines, are scheduled for early March, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The first delivery, of around 1.1 million doses, is expected in France in the coming days – “the laboratory says February 23, 24 or 25” – said the ministry.

Of the total of the first Novavax delivery, 600,000 doses will be protected for the Overseas Territories, including some 120,000 sent immediately. The 500,000 doses for mainland France will be sent to hospital pharmacies before being distributed to “at least one vaccination center per department”, detailed the ministry, according to which it is “the fastest circuit”.

5:46 am: The slow decline continues at the hospital

The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients was down slightly again on Tuesday, particularly in critical care wards. In detail, 27,566 infected patients were hospitalized on Tuesday, 817 less than the day before, including 2,842 in critical care (-63 in 24 hours) according to daily figures published by Public Health France. A week ago, there were 31,091 hospitalized patients, including 3,235 in critical care.

What to remember from Wednesday

  • Queen Elizabeth II of England has canceled videoconferences she was due to attend on Tuesday. Infected with Covid-19, she still suffers from “mild cold-like symptoms” according to Buckingham Palace.
  • The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron does not “cause a more severe form” of Covid than the BA.1 variant (the original Omicron) which circulates widely in the world, according to the WHO.
  • The member countries of the European Union (EU) have agreed to open up more to tourists from third countries who are vaccinated against Covid or cured.
  • Hong Kong plans to test each of its residents three times as part of its zero Covid policy, and as this city of 7.5 million people faces the worst wave of contaminations ever seen since the start of the pandemic.
  • In the night, in New Zealand, clashes took place between police and anti-vaccine activists who demonstrated once again in front of the parliament in Wellington, while in Canada, an exceptional law was passed to avoid a new occupation. of Ottawa by the anti-pass truckers, whom the police succeeded in dispersing.

5:45 a.m .: Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the news of the Covid-19 pandemic in France and around the world.