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The French High Authority of Health has recommended reducing the spacing between the primary vaccination and the booster dose to 3 months
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A woman has thrown herself under a train at Mandelieu train station. The tragic incident occurred this morning Friday, December 24th shortly after 9am.
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Public Health France has announced a new record of covid contaminations in the Alpes-Maritimes with 2,231 new cases on Thursday December 23rd.
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The French Scientific Council has said that there may be what it called "a possible disorganisation of society" from the beginning of January because of high levels of Covid-19. It said that it is expecting "hundreds of thousands" of cases per day in France in January
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French President Emmanuel Macron has in a tweet, advised the French to "take a test ahead of meeting up with family members for Christmas". The tweet published this morning went on to wish "Happy holidays to all" adding "Let's take care of each other".
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The fifth wave of Covid-19 continues to worsen in France, with a further increase in infections and patients admitted to intensive care. 84,272 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday, according to figures published by Public Health France.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that "we are living at the start of the Omicron wave". He said that the figure of 100,000 Covid-19 infections will "very likely" be exceeded by the end of this month, with the Omicron variant becoming dominant between Christmas and the New Year
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France's health minister Oliver Véran has announced "without delay" the opening of covid vaccination to all children aged 5 to 11.
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A first case of the Omicron covid variant has been detected in the Alpes-Maritimes.
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The Covid-19 incidence rate in the Alpes-Maritimes has risen to 920.42 per 100,000 people. According to the French government's Covid-19 Dashboard, that represents an increase of 27.63% in the last seven days. The department is third in the level of incidence rates in France
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A 47-year-old man has died after falling off his electric scooter. The accident occurred in the early hours of this morning on Avenue Jean Medecin in Nice.
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An investigation has been opened after several doctors from Nice have been victims of a vast fraud in health passes
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The French High Authority of Health has said that it is in favour of opening vaccination, without obligation, to children from 5 to 11 years old
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The European regulator is to rule today Monday 20th December on the authorization of the Novavax Covid vaccine, which uses a more conventional technology than those used for vaccines already authorized and could according to the American firm, reduce scepticism among the unvaccinated.
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According to figures published on Sunday 19th December, by Public Health France the covid incidence rate stands at 883 in the Alpes-Maritimes which is a new record for the region. For four consecutive days the rate is at its highest in the Alpes Maritimes and is well above the national average which stands at 530.
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