While protests against health restrictions and anti-covid vaccination are increasing in Europe and in certain overseas territories, here is what you need to know about the latest news related to the health crisis.
Delfraissy plans a 3rd dose of the anti-Covid vaccine for all
In the end, it will be up to President Emmanuel Macron to decide. But the Scientific Council gathered around Jean-François Delfraissy has just declared itself in favor of the third dose to fight against the fifth wave of Covid-19 which is starting in France. “The Scientific Council supports the recommendations of the Vaccine Strategy Advisory Council on the fact that the evolution of the epidemic calls for consideration of a booster vaccination for the entire adult population 6 months after the primary vaccination”, can we read in a notice published this Monday, November 22 and sent to the executive on November 20.
A new report on the long Covid
Following the publication of a controversial study on the psychosomatic aspect of long Covid, HAS for its part updated knowledge on this still mysterious pathology. “Risk factors for the onset of prolonged symptoms following Covid-19 have been identified: hospitalization and the high number of symptoms during the initial episode.write public health experts in a new report. “New symptoms have been described: digestive, cutaneous and ocular”, they add. “Prolonged symptoms following Covid-19 can affect adolescents and more rarely children”they also note.
Covid vaccines without messenger RNA for caregivers in Guadeloupe
The government has undertaken to provide vaccines against Covid-19 without messenger RNA to caregivers in Guadeloupe who want them, as requested by those contesting the vaccination obligation, said this Tuesday, November 23 the Minister of Overseas Sébastien Lecornu . In Guadeloupe and Martinique, a call for a general strike was launched a few days ago against the obligation to vaccinate caregivers. Looting and roadblocks are increasing in these two overseas territories.
Violence has also erupted in the Netherlands and Belgium following new health restrictions taken to deal with the fifth wave of Covid-19. The protest is also very strong in Austria, for the same reasons.
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