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Jérôme Salomon’s press conference at 7 p.m.
The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, will speak this evening at 7 p.m. in order to take stock of the health situation.
Certificates maintained after December 1
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran affirmed that “ traffic authorizations will not be canceled on December 1 “. Cautious, he insists on gradual deconfinement, the travel certificate will therefore be maintained for a certain time, especially until Christmas.
Government stands ready for vaccine
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal assures us that the government ” is getting into the starting blocks to be ready to distribute a vaccine against Covid-19 “And in particular” set aside a sum of money, 1.5 billion euros for 2021 to buy a first series of vaccines “. If the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is validated, the vaccination campaign could begin as early as January. ” We are preparing a vaccination campaign to be ready when a vaccine is validated by European and national health authorities and to be able, in the process, to immediately launch a vaccine. “. In addition, France wants to ensure that it has several vaccines available: ” Five contracts have already been finalized. A sixth will be, we hope, in the next few days », In particular with the pharmaceutical group Moderna.
United States: restrictions on approaching Thanksgiving
As the holiday season approaches, including Thanksgiving on November 26, the United States is putting restrictions in place to stop the spread of the virus. This has been increasing sharply for 8 days with more than 11 million cases and 247,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The restrictions are different depending on the state, from the compulsory wearing of a mask to the closure of schools, bars, restaurants and sports halls, through the limitation of 10 people in the private sphere, and goes as far as confinement for Chicago.
Vaccines: insufficient to eradicate the Covid?
The virologist and research director at Inserm, Marie-Paule Kieny, declared on France-info that we “ will not eradicate this Covid, the chances are almost zero. An effective vaccine should be a valuable tool, but it should not be considered the alpha and omega “. She also states that the various ” vaccines could be complementary because some could be more effective in the elderly, provide protection for longer periods or prevent against transmission … We do not know, we will see in use “.
